Reduced graphene oxide-silver nanoparticle composite as visible light photocatalyst for degradation of colorless endocrine disruptors

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 6, Issue 22, 2014, Pages 20085-20092

  Bhunia, Susanta Kumar ^a   Jana, Nikhil R ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF MATERIALS SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Endocrine disruptor; Nanoparticle; Photocatalysis; Pollutant; Reduced graphene oxide; Surface plasmon

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; GRAPHENE OXIDE; LIGHT; METAL NANOPARTICLES; NANOPARTICLES; PHENOLS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; POLLUTION CONTROL; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDE; SILVER NANOPARTICLES; SURFACE PLASMONS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION CONTROL; OXIDATIVE DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC EFFICIENCY; POLLUTANT; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES (RGO); VISIBLE LIGHT INDUCED; VISIBLE-LIGHT PHOTOCATALYSTS;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ATRAZINE; BENZHYDRYL DERIVATIVE; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; GRAPHITE; METAL NANOPARTICLE; OXIDE; PHENOL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; SILICON DIOXIDE; SILVER;

CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; LIGHT; METABOLISM;

ATRAZINE; BENZHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; CATALYSIS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; GRAPHITE; LIGHT; METAL NANOPARTICLES; OXIDES; PHENOL; PHENOLS; SILICON DIOXIDE; SILVER;

EID: 84914669735     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/am505677x     Document Type: Article

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