A novel reducing graphene/polyaniline/cuprous oxide composite hydrogel with unexpected photocatalytic activity for the degradation of Congo red

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 360, Issue , 2016, Pages 594-600

  Miao, Jie ^a   Xie, Anjian ^a   Li, Shikuo ^a   Huang, Fangzhi ^a   Cao, Juan ^a   Shen, Yuhua ^a  

^a ANHUI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Composite hydrogel; Congo red; Photocatalyst; RGO PANI Cu 2 O

Indexed keywords

AZO DYES; COPPER OXIDES; DEGRADATION; GRAPHENE; HYDROGELS; NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ABSORPTION ABILITIES; COMPOSITE HYDROGELS; CONGO RED; DEGRADATION EFFICIENCY; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PROCESS; RGO/PANI/CU2O; TWO COMPONENT SYSTEMS;

COMPLEXATION;

EID: 84952865300     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2015.11.005     Document Type: Article

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