Ag@helical chiral TiO2 nanofibers for visible light photocatalytic degradation of 17α-ethinylestradiol

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 22, Issue 14, 2015, Pages 10444-10451

  Zhang, Chi ^a   Li, Yi ^a   Wang, Dawei ^a   Zhang, Wenlong ^a   Wang, Qing ^a   Wang, Yuming ^a   Wang, Peifang ^a  

^a HOHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

17 Ethinylestradiol; Chiral titanium dioxide; Silver nanoparticles; Surface plasmon resonance; Visible light photocatalyst

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; CATALYSIS; DEGRADATION; IRRADIATION; LIGHT EFFECT; NANOPARTICLE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTODEGRADATION; REACTION KINETICS; SILVER; TITANIUM;

KOBUS;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; METAL NANOPARTICLE; NANOFIBER; SILVER; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; WATER POLLUTANT;

CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; LIGHT; PHOTOLYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WATER POLLUTANT;

CATALYSIS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; LIGHT; METAL NANOPARTICLES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; NANOFIBERS; PHOTOLYSIS; SILVER; TITANIUM; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84942258750     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-4251-y     Document Type: Article

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