Synthesis and Optimization of Visible Light Active BiVO4 Photocatalysts for the Degradation of RhB

International Journal of Photoenergy

Volumn 2015, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Ran, Rong ^a,b   McEvoy, Joanne Gamage ^a,b   Zhang, Zisheng ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH COMPOUNDS; CALCINATION; LIGHT; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTODEGRADATION; POTASH; RHODIUM COMPOUNDS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VANADIUM PENTOXIDE; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

HYDROTHERMAL TREATMENTS; MONOCLINICS; NOVEL ROUTE; OPTIMISATIONS; RHODAMINE-B; SYNTHESISED; UV-VISIBLE; VISIBLE LIGHT; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION; X- RAY DIFFRACTIONS;

X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84944270243     PISSN: 1110662X     EISSN: 1687529X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2015/612857     Document Type: Article

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