Low-temperature synthesis of graphene/Bi2Fe4O9 composite for synergistic adsorption-photocatalytic degradation of hydrophobic pollutant under solar irradiation

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 262, Issue , 2015, Pages 1022-1032

  Hu, Zhong Ting ^a   Liu, Jincheng ^b   Yan, Xiaoli ^a,b   Oh, Wen Da ^a,b   Lim, Teik Thye ^a,b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Bismuth ferrite; Graphene; Low temperature; Photocatalysis; Solar simulator

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH; CATALYSIS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DEGRADATION; FERRITE; GRAPHENE; HYDROPHOBICITY; PHOTOCATALYSIS; POLLUTION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SOLAR RADIATION; TEMPERATURE;

BISMUTH FERRITES; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRA REDS; LOW TEMPERATURE SYNTHESIS; LOW TEMPERATURES; PHOTOCATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; SOLAR SIMULATOR; SYNERGISTIC ADSORPTIONS;

ADSORPTION;

EID: 84910012885     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2014.10.037     Document Type: Article

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