A solar light driven dual photoelectrode photocatalytic fuel cell (PFC) for simultaneous wastewater treatment and electricity generation

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 311, Issue , 2016, Pages 51-62

  Bai, Jing ^a   Wang, Rui ^a   Li, Yunpo ^a   Tang, Yuanyuan ^b   Zeng, Qingyi ^a   Xia, Ligang ^a   Li, Xuejin ^a   Li, Jinhua ^a   Li, Caolong ^b   Zhou, Baoxue ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINA PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

BiVO4 TiO2 nanotubes; Electricity generation; Organics degradation; Photocatalytic fuel cell (PFC); ZnO CuO nanowires

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; AZO DYES; COST EFFECTIVENESS; DEGRADATION; DYES; EFFICIENCY; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION; FUEL CELLS; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; LIGHT; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NANOTUBES; NANOWIRES; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PHOTOCATHODES; REACTION RATES; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; YARN; ZINC OXIDE;

ELECTRICITY GENERATION; HAZARDOUS ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; LARGE SURFACE AREA; ORGANICS; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; PHOTOCONVERSION EFFICIENCY; SOLAR-LIGHT-DRIVEN; VISIBLE LIGHT ABSORPTION;

ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION;

CONGO RED; COPPER OXIDE NANOPARTICLE; GLUCOSE; METHYL ORANGE; METHYLENE BLUE; NANOTUBE; NANOWIRE; PHENOL; TETRACYCLINE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE NANOPARTICLE; ZINC OXIDE NANOPARTICLE;

ABSORPTION; CATALYSIS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DYE; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRODE; FUEL CELL; FULLERENE; LITERATURE REVIEW; NANOPARTICLE; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SOLAR RADIATION; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODE; ENERGY RESOURCE; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT INTENSITY; MOLECULAR STABILITY; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYTIC FUEL CELL; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENT; SOLAR ENERGY; STEADY STATE; SUBSTRATE CONCENTRATION; SURFACE AREA; SURFACE TENSION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84959280939     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2016.02.052     Document Type: Article

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