Nd,N,S-TiO2 decorated on reduced graphene oxide for a visible light active photocatalyst for dye degradation: Comparison to Its MWCNT/Nd,N,S-TiO2 Analogue

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 53, Issue 37, 2014, Pages 14329-14338

  Mamba, Gcina ^a,b   Mamo, Messai A ^a   Mbianda, Xaxier Y ^a,b   Mishra, Ajay K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BYPRODUCTS; CARBON; COMPLEXATION; DEGRADATION; DIES; DYES; GRAPHENE; LIGHT; ORGANIC CARBON; OXYGEN; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; SOLUTIONS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; YARN;

COMPOSITE PHOTOCATALYSTS; DEGRADATION EFFICIENCY; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBE (MWCNTS); PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES (RGO); SIMULATED SOLAR LIGHT; VISIBLE LIGHT ACTIVE PHOTOCATALYSTS;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

EID: 84925319273     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie502610y     Document Type: Article

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