Degradation of microcystin-LR by highly efficient AgBr/Ag 3 PO 4 /TiO 2 heterojunction photocatalyst under simulated solar light irradiation

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 325, Issue C, 2015, Pages 1-12

  Wang, Xin ^a   Utsumi, Motoo ^b   Yang, Yingnan ^b   Li, Dawei ^b   Zhao, Yingxin ^c   Zhang, Zhenya ^b   Feng, Chuanping ^d   Sugiura, Norio ^b   Cheng, Jay Jiayang ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^c TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

AgBr Ag 3 PO 4; Methyl orange; Microcystin LR; Photocatalysisa; TiO 2

Indexed keywords

AZO DYES; CHEMICAL STABILITY; CITRUS FRUITS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; DYES; HETEROJUNCTIONS; IRRADIATION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; SILVER HALIDES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TOXIC MATERIALS;

AGBR/AG3PO4; METHYL ORANGE; MICROCYSTIN-LR; PHOTOCATALYSISA; TIO2;

BROMINE COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84927517408     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2014.10.078     Document Type: Article

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