Synthesis of novel CeO2-BiVO4/FAC composites with enhanced visible-light photocatalytic properties

Journal of Environmental Sciences (China)

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1936-1942

  Zhang, Jin ^a,b   Wang, Bing ^a   Li, Chuang ^a   Cui, Hao ^a   Zhai, Jianping ^a   Li, Qin ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANJING XIAOZHUANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Composites; Fly ash cenospheres (FACs); Photocatalysis

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; FLY ASH; HETEROJUNCTIONS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTODEGRADATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTRUM; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; FLY ASH CENOSPHERES; METAL ORGANIC DECOMPOSITION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; UV-VIS ABSORPTION SPECTRA;

COMPLEXATION;

CATALYSIS; COMPOSITE; DYE; FLY ASH; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTODEGRADATION; WASTE TREATMENT;

BISMUTH; BISMUTH VANADIUM TETRAOXIDE; CERIC OXIDE; CERIUM; FLY ASH; METHYLENE BLUE; VANADIC ACID;

CHEMISTRY; EVALUATION STUDY; FLY ASH; PHOTOLYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

BISMUTH; CERIUM; COAL ASH; METHYLENE BLUE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PHOTOLYSIS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; VANADATES; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84906941440     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2014.07.006     Document Type: Article

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