Cu-doped TiO2/reduced graphene oxide thin-film photocatalysts: Effect of Cu content upon methylene blue removal in water

Ceramics International

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 11184-11193

  Pham, Thanh Truc ^a   Nguyen Huy, Chinh ^a   Lee, Hyun Jun ^a   Nguyen Phan, Thuy Duong ^a   Son, Tae Hwan ^b   Kim, Chang Koo ^c   Shin, Eun Woo ^a  

^a University of Ulsan   (South Korea)

^b Tae Sung Environment Institute Co Ltd   (South Korea)

^c Ajou University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Copper doped; Graphene oxide; Hydrothermal process; Titanium dioxide

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); FILM PREPARATION; GRAPHENE; HYDROPHILICITY; OXIDE FILMS; OXIDES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; QUARTZ; SOLS; THIN FILMS; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TITANIUM OXIDES;

BETTER PERFORMANCE; GRAPHENE OXIDES; HYDROTHERMAL PROCESS; INITIAL CONCENTRATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC THIN FILMS; PHOTODEGRADATION OF METHYLENE BLUE; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES (RGO);

COPPER;

EID: 84930161338     PISSN: 02728842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2015.05.068     Document Type: Article

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