Synthesis and assessment of a graphene-based composite photocatalyst

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 104, Issue , 2015, Pages 20-26

  Magalhães, Pedro ^a   Ângelo, Joana ^a   Sousa, Vera M ^a   Nunes, Olga C ^a   Andrade, Luísa ^a   Mendes, Adélio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Environmental preservation; Global environment; Heterogeneous reaction; P25 graphene; Photoinactivation

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CATALYSTS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION; ENERGY GAP; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GRAPHENE; LIGHT; LIGHT ABSORPTION;

ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION; GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT; HETEROGENEOUS REACTIONS; P25/GRAPHENE; PHOTOINACTIVATION;

PHOTOCATALYSTS;

EID: 84947866108     PISSN: 1369703X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2015.05.016     Document Type: Article

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