Photocatalytic degradation of the diazo dye naphthol blue black in water using MWCNT/Gd,N,S-TiO2 nanocomposites under simulated solar light

Journal of Environmental Sciences (China)

Volumn 33, Issue , 2015, Pages 219-228

  Mamba, Gcina ^a,b   Mbianda, Xavier Yangkou ^a,b   Mishra, Ajay Kumar ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Gadolinium; MWCNTs; NBB; Simulated solar light; Tridoped titania

Indexed keywords

AMINES; DEGRADATION; EFFICIENCY; GADOLINIUM; LIGHT; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NANOCOMPOSITES; NAPHTHOL; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; SULFUR; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; YARN;

DEGRADATION EFFICIENCY; MWCNTS; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; SIMULATED SOLAR LIGHT; TITANIA; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; VISIBLE LIGHT ABSORPTION;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

DEGRADATION; DYE; GADOLINIUM; IRRADIATION; LIGHT; SOLAR RADIATION; TITANIUM; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

AMIDO BLACK; AZO COMPOUND; CARBON NANOTUBE; COLORING AGENT; GADOLINIUM; NANOCOMPOSITE; NAPHTHOL DERIVATIVE; NITROGEN; SULFUR; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; PHOTOLYSIS; SUNLIGHT; WATER POLLUTANT;

AZO COMPOUNDS; CATALYSIS; COLORING AGENTS; GADOLINIUM; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOTUBES, CARBON; NAPHTHOLS; NITROGEN; PHOTOLYSIS; SULFUR; SUNLIGHT; TITANIUM; WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84937565442     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: 18787320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2014.06.052     Document Type: Article

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