α-Bi2O3 nanorods: An efficient sunlight active photocatalyst for degradation of Rhodamine B and 2,4,6-trichlorophenol

Ceramics International

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 3355-3364

  Sood, Swati ^a   Umar, Ahmad ^b   Kumar Mehta, Surinder ^a   Kansal, Sushil Kumars ^a  

^a PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b NAJRAN UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Bi2O3 nanorods Sonochemical method Solar light Photocatalyst Rhodamine B

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH COMPOUNDS; EFFLUENTS; NANOCATALYSTS; NANORODS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SONOCHEMISTRY;

2 , 4 , 6-TRICHLOROPHENOL; AMBIENT CONDITIONS; CATALYTIC BEHAVIOUR; DEGRADATION OF ORGANIC DYES; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; SOLAR LIGHT IRRADIATION; SONOCHEMICAL METHOD; SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATIONS;

DYES;

EID: 84921722672     PISSN: 02728842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2014.10.038     Document Type: Article

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