Defect-meditated efficient catalytic activity toward p-nitrophenol reduction: A case study of nitrogen doped calcium niobate system

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 295, Issue , 2015, Pages 119-126

  Su, Yiguo ^a   Huang, Shushu ^a   Wang, Tingting ^a   Peng, Liman ^a   Wang, Xiaojing ^a  

^a INNER MONGOLIA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Catalysis; Defect chemistry; Niobate; Nitrogen doping; P Nitrophenol

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CATALYSIS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; NIOBIUM; NIOBIUM COMPOUNDS; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; PHENOLS; PRECIOUS METALS; SURFACE DEFECTS;

CATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; DEFECT CHEMISTRY; METAL-FREE CATALYSTS; METALLIC NANOPARTICLES; NIOBATES; NITROGEN-DOPING; P-NITROPHENOL;

CATALYST ACTIVITY;

4 NITROPHENOL; CALCIUM; NANOPARTICLE; NITROGEN; NITROGEN DERIVATIVE; OXYGEN DERIVATIVE; 4-NITROPHENOL; CALCIUM DERIVATIVE; NIOBIUM; NITROPHENOL;

CATALYST; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; IRRADIATION; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; PHENOLIC COMPOUND;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ION EXCHANGE; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOCATALYSIS; REACTION TIME; REDUCTION; SURFACE PROPERTY; SYNTHESIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; CHEMISTRY;

CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; CATALYSIS; NIOBIUM; NITROGEN; NITROPHENOLS;

EID: 84927711632     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2015.04.036     Document Type: Article

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