In2S3/carbon nanofibers/Au ternary synergetic system: Hierarchical assembly and enhanced visible-light photocatalytic activity

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 283, Issue , 2015, Pages 599-607

  Zhang, Xin ^a   Shao, Changlu ^a   Li, Xinghua ^a   Lu, Na ^a   Wang, Kexin ^a   Miao, Fujun ^a   Liu, Yichun ^a  

^a NORTHEAST NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Au NPs; CNFs; Electrospinning; In2S3; Photocatalysis; RB; Recyclability

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON NANOFIBERS; ELECTROSPINNING; GOLD; GOLD ALLOYS; INDIUM; LIGHT; NANOFIBERS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; RUBIDIUM; SPINNING (FIBERS);

CNFS; ELECTROSPINNING TECHNIQUES; HIERARCHICAL STRUCTURES; HIGH SEPARATION EFFICIENCY; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOGENERATED ELECTRONS; RECYCLABILITY; VISIBLE LIGHT PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY;

COMPLEXATION;

CARBON NANOFIBER; GOLD NANOPARTICLE; INDIUM SULFIDE; RHODAMINE B; SULFIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CARBON; GOLD; INDIUM; NANOFIBER;

CARBON; CATALYSIS; COMPOSITE; DYE; ELECTRON; GOLD; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; NANOPARTICLE; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTODEGRADATION; RECYCLING; SEPARATION; SYNERGISM;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECOMPOSITION; DESORPTION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ELECTROSPINNING; LIGHT; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEDIMENTATION; SURFACE PROPERTY; SYNTHESIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; CHEMISTRY; PHOTOLYSIS;

CARBON; GOLD; INDIUM; LIGHT; NANOFIBERS; PHOTOLYSIS; SULFIDES;

EID: 84954424097     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2014.10.005     Document Type: Article

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