Solvothermal synthesis of Bi2WO6 hollow microspheres via ostwald ripening with their enhanced photocatalytic activity

Catalysis Letters

Volumn 144, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1268-1277

  Wang, Xinjun ^a   Wan, Xiaoli ^a   Chang, Linling ^a  

^a HENAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Absorption; Degradation; Photocatalysis

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; DEGRADATION; ELECTRIC LAMPS; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; METABOLISM; PHOTOCATALYSIS; UREA;

AVERAGE DIAMETER; EFFECT OF SOLVENTS; FORMATION MECHANISM; HOLLOW MICROSPHERE; OSTWALD RIPENING PROCESS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; SOLVOTHERMAL PROCESS; SOLVOTHERMAL SYNTHESIS;

OSTWALD RIPENING;

EID: 84903764069     PISSN: 1011372X     EISSN: 1572879X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10562-014-1271-z     Document Type: Article

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