Reduced graphene oxide-grafted cylindrical like W doped BiVO4 hybrids with enhanced performances for photocatalytic applications

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 266, Issue , 2015, Pages 48-55

  Zhou, FanQi ^a   Min, YuLin ^a   Fan, JinChen ^a   Xu, QunJie ^a  

^a SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRIC POWER   (China)

Author keywords

Hybrids; Photocatalysis; RGO

Indexed keywords

AIR CLEANERS; AIR PURIFICATION; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); GRAPHENE; PHOTOCATALYSTS; TUNGSTEN; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT;

COMPOSITE PHOTOCATALYSTS; HYBRIDS; HYDROTHERMAL TREATMENTS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC APPLICATION; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES (RGO); RGO;

PHOTOCATALYSIS;

EID: 84920672379     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2014.12.056     Document Type: Article

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