Photocatalytic properties of tungsten trioxide (WO3) nanoparticles for degradation of Lidocaine under visible and sunlight irradiation

Solar Energy

Volumn 112, Issue , 2015, Pages 163-168

  Fakhri, Ali ^a,b   Behrouz, Sajjad ^c  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

LDC; Photocatalytic activity; Sunlight; WO3 nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

EFFLUENTS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; POLLUTION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEWAGE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TUNGSTEN; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

BRUNAUER EMMETT TELLERS; LDC; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC EFFECT; PHOTOCATALYTIC PROPERTY; SUNLIGHT; SUNLIGHT IRRADIATION; UV-VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPIES;

NANOPARTICLES;

CATALYSIS; DRUG; IRRADIANCE; OXIDE; PHOTODEGRADATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR POWER; SOLAR RADIATION; TUNGSTEN; VISIBLE SPECTRUM;

EID: 84919387512     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2014.11.014     Document Type: Article

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