Facile Synthesis of Hierarchically Structured Bi2S3/Bi2WO6 Photocatalysts for Highly Efficient Reduction of Cr(VI)

ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering

Volumn 3, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 2847-2855

  Rauf, Ali ^a   Sher Shah, Md Selim Arif ^a   Choi, Gwan Hyun ^a   Humayoun, Usama Bin ^a   Yoon, Dae Ho ^a   Bae, Jong Wook ^a   Park, Juhyun ^c   Kim, Woo Jae ^d   Yoo, Pil J ^a,b  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^c Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

^d Gachon University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bi2S3 Bi2WO6; Cr(VI) reduction; Hierarchical heterostructures; Hydrothermal synthesis; Photocatalysts

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS; HEAVY METALS; METAL IONS; METALS; NANOCOMPOSITES; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PORE SIZE; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TUNGSTEN COMPOUNDS;

CR REDUCTIONS; ELECTRON-HOLE RECOMBINATION; ENHANCED CATALYTIC ACTIVITY; HIERARCHICAL STRUCTURES; PHOTOCATALYTIC APPLICATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC EFFICIENCY; SURFACE AREA ANALYSIS; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS;

EID: 84946594892     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21680485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.5b00783     Document Type: Article

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