Graphene TiO2 nanocomposites with high photocatalytic activity for the degradation of sodium pentachlorophenol

Journal of Environmental Sciences (China)

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 2114-2122

  Zhang, Yaxin ^a,b   Zhou, Zeyu ^b   Chen, Tan ^b   Wang, Hongtao ^b   Lu, Wenjing ^b  

^a HUNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Degradation; Graphene; PCP Na; Photocatalysis; TiO2

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; HERBICIDES; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IRRADIATION; NANOCOMPOSITES; ORGANIC CARBON; OXIDE MINERALS; PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCE; PHENOLS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SODIUM; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; TIO2 NANOPARTICLES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

ELECTRON PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTRUM; HIGH PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; INTERFACIAL ELECTRON TRANSFER; PHOTOCATALYTIC EFFICIENCY; PHOTODEGRADATION EFFICIENCY; SODIUM PENTACHLOROPHENOL; TIO2; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATIONS;

GRAPHENE;

CATALYSIS; CATALYST; DEGRADATION; MINERALIZATION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY;

GRAPHITE; NANOCOMPOSITE; PENTACHLOROPHENOL; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PROCEDURES; SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

CATALYSIS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; GRAPHITE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NANOCOMPOSITES; PENTACHLOROPHENOL; PHOTOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TITANIUM;

EID: 84912091591     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: 18787320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2014.08.011     Document Type: Article

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