Dye-sensitized photoelectrochemical cell on plasmonic Ag/AgCl @ chiral TiO2 nanofibers for treatment of urban wastewater effluents, with simultaneous production of hydrogen and electricity

Applied Catalysis B: Environmental

Volumn 168-169, Issue , 2015, Pages 25-32

  Wang, Dawei ^a   Li, Yi ^a   Li Puma, Gianluca ^b   Wang, Chao ^a   Wang, Peifang ^a   Zhang, Wenlong ^a   Wang, Qing ^a  

^a HOHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ag AgCl @ chiral TiO2 nanofibers; Dye sensitized photoelectrochemical cell; Electricity generation; Hydrogen production; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

COPPER; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; EFFLUENTS; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROLYTES; HEAVY METALS; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; NANOFIBERS; NANOPARTICLES; NITROGEN REMOVAL; ORGANIC CARBON; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PLASMONS; SILVER; SOLAR ENERGY; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

DYE-SENSITIZED PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; TIO; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PROCESS;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84919914334     PISSN: 09263373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2014.11.012     Document Type: Article

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