Near-Infrared- and Visible-Light-Enhanced Metal-Free Catalytic Degradation of Organic Pollutants over Carbon-Dot-Based Carbocatalysts Synthesized from Biomass

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 7, Issue 50, 2015, Pages 27703-27712

  Wang, Hui ^a   Zhuang, Jianqin ^a   Velado, David ^a   Wei, Zengyan ^b   Matsui, Hiroshi ^b   Zhou, Shuiqin ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

carbocatalyst; metal free reduction; NIR light; organic pollutants; visible light

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; ELECTRONS; FREE RADICAL REACTIONS; INFRARED DEVICES; IRRADIATION; LIGHT; MOLECULES; ORGANIC CARBON; POLLUTION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

CARBOCATALYST; CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; ELECTRON TRANSFER RATES; HYDROTHERMAL TREATMENTS; METAL FREE; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE PROPERTIES; VISIBLE LIGHT;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

4-NITROPHENOL; CARBON; COLORING AGENT; NANOPARTICLE; NITROPHENOL; POLLUTANT; TITANIUM;

BIOMASS; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; LIGHT; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; POLLUTANT;

BIOMASS; CARBON; CATALYSIS; COLORING AGENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; LIGHT; NANOPARTICLES; NITROPHENOLS; PHOTOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; TITANIUM;

EID: 84952324659     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b08443     Document Type: Article

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