Degradation of organic dyes by Si/SiOx core-shell nanowires: Spontaneous generation of superoxides without light irradiation

Chemosphere

Volumn 144, Issue , 2016, Pages 836-841

  Cao, Yu ^a   Gu, Xiaoyu ^a   Yu, Hongkun ^a   Zeng, Wei ^a   Liu, Xiang ^a   Jiang, Suhua ^a   Li, Yuesheng ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Core shell structure; Dye degradation; Reactive oxygen species; Silicon nanowire; Superoxide radical

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; HYDROGEN; INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; IRRADIATION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NANOWIRES; PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCE; SILICA; ULTRAVIOLET VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY;

CORE SHELL STRUCTURE; DYE DEGRADATION; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SILICON NANOWIRES; SUPEROXIDE RADICAL;

SHELLS (STRUCTURES);

DYE; INDIGO CARMINE; NANOSHELL; NANOWIRE; SILICON DIOXIDE; SUPEROXIDE; SILICON; WATER POLLUTANT;

DYE; IRRADIATION; LIGHT EFFECT; NANOPARTICLE; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOLYSIS; REACTION KINETICS; SILICON;

ARTICLE; BLEACHING; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; IRRADIATION; LIGHT; LIGHT INTENSITY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; PHOTODEGRADATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PROCEDURES; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

CATALYSIS; INDIGO CARMINE; LIGHT; NANOWIRES; SILICON; SILICON DIOXIDE; SUPEROXIDES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84953792244     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2015.09.067     Document Type: Article

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