Photocatalytic degradation of tetrabromobisphenol A by a magnetically separable graphene-TiO2 composite photocatalyst: Mechanism and intermediates analysis

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 264, Issue , 2015, Pages 113-124

  Cao, Muhan ^a   Wang, Peifang ^a   Ao, Yanhui ^a   Wang, Chao ^a   Hou, Jun ^a   Qian, Jin ^a  

^a HOHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Graphene; Magnetic; Photocatalysis; Tetrabromobisphenol A; TiO2

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; DECOMPOSITION; FLAME RETARDANTS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; GRAPHENE; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS; MAGNETIC; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC DEGRADATION PATHWAYS; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; TETRABROMOBISPHENOL A; TIO; UV-VIS DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84949116017     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2014.10.011     Document Type: Article

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