Photo-responsive behavior of γ-Fe2O3 NPs embedded into ZnAlFe-LDH matrices and their catalytic efficiency in wastewater remediation

Catalysis Today

Volumn 252, Issue , 2015, Pages 7-13

  Seftel, E M ^a,c   Puscasu, M ^b   Mertens, M ^c   Cool, P ^a   Carja, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b GHEORGHE ASACHI TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF IASI   (Romania)

^c FLEMISH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH VITO   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Fe2O3 nanoparticles; Heterojunction; Layered double hydroxide matrices; Photocatalysis

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS; EFFICIENCY; ENERGY GAP; HETEROJUNCTIONS; NANOPARTICLES; PHENOLS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION;

CATALYTIC EFFICIENCIES; ELECTRON HOLE PAIRS; ISOMORPHOUS SUBSTITUTIONS; LAYERED DOUBLE HYDROXIDES; PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS; PHOTOCATALYTIC SYSTEMS; TOXIC ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WASTEWATER REMEDIATION;

HEMATITE;

EID: 84930044836     PISSN: 09205861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2014.11.039     Document Type: Article

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