Enhanced visible light photocatalytic degradation of metoprolol by Ag-Bi2WO6-graphene composite

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 142, Issue , 2015, Pages 1-7

  Yu, Yong ^a   Liu, Yin ^a,b   Wu, Xiaoqin ^a   Weng, Zhihuan ^c   Hou, Yang ^a   Wu, Laosheng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b TIANJIN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Ag; Bi2WO6; Graphene; Metoprolol; Photocatalysis

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GRAPHENE; LIGHT; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; REACTION INTERMEDIATES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILVER; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

DIFFUSE REFLECTION SPECTROSCOPY; GRAPHENE NANOCOMPOSITES; HYDROTHERMAL METHODS; METOPROLOL; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; SIMULATED SOLAR LIGHT;

X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84920738323     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: 18733794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2014.12.025     Document Type: Article

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