Enhanced visible-light-responsive photodegradation of bisphenol A by Cu, N-codoped titanate nanotubes prepared by microwave-assisted hydrothermal method

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 322, Issue , 2017, Pages 254-262

  Doong, Ruey an ^a,b   Liao, Chun Yi ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bisphenol A (BPA); Cu; Enhanced photocatalytic degradation; N Codoped titanate nanotubes (TNTs); Visible light responsive

Indexed keywords

COPPER; DEGRADATION; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; HEAVY IONS; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; IRRADIATION; LIGHT; MAGNETIC MOMENTS; MICROWAVE HEATING; MICROWAVES; NANOTUBES; PHENOLS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; RATE CONSTANTS; SURFACE REACTIONS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; YARN;

BISPHENOL A; CO-DOPED; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTRA; EXCELLENT PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; MICROWAVE-ASSISTED HYDROTHERMAL; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; VISIBLE LIGHT RESPONSIVE; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTRA;

COPPER COMPOUNDS;

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; COPPER; NANOMATERIAL; NANOTUBE; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; RADICAL; TITANATE NANOTUBE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANATASE; CATALYSIS; COPPER; COPPER COMPOUND; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; IRRADIANCE; MICROWAVE RADIATION; NANOTUBE; NITROGEN; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PHOTODEGRADATION; REACTION RATE; TITANATE;

ARTICLE; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; GREEN CHEMISTRY; LIGHT; MICROWAVE COOKING; MICROWAVE RADIATION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PURIFICATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; SURFACE AREA; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84959930453     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2016.02.065     Document Type: Article

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