Improved visible-light photocatalytic activity and anti-photocorrosion of CdS nanoparticles surface-modified by conjugated derivatives from polyvinyl chloride

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 1578-1585

  Wang, Desong ^a   Bao, Cai ^a   Luo, Qingzhi ^a   Yin, Rong ^a   Li, Xueyan ^a   An, Jing ^a   Xu, Zexuan ^a  

^a HEBEI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

CdS; Conjugated polymer; Photocatalyst; Photocorrosion; Photodegradation; Polyvinyl chloride

Indexed keywords

AZO DYES; CADMIUM CHLORIDE; CADMIUM SULFIDE; CONJUGATED POLYMERS; COPOLYMERS; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LIGHT; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; POLYVINYL CHLORIDES; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CADMIUM SULFIDE NANOPARTICLE; CDS; DIFFUSE REFLECTION SPECTROSCOPY; PHOTOCORROSION; PHOTOGENERATED ELECTRONS; POLYVINYL CHLORIDE (PVC); VISIBLE LIGHT PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84933055760     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22133437     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2015.05.013     Document Type: Article

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