Bi2O3/TiO2 heterostructures: Synthesis, characterization and their application in solar light mediated photocatalyzed degradation of an antibiotic, ofloxacin

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 290, Issue , 2016, Pages 45-52

  Sood, Swati ^a   Mehta, Surinder Kumar ^a   Sinha, A S K ^b   Kansal, Sushil Kumar ^a  

^a PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Bi2O3 TiO2 nanocomposite; Hydrothermal method; Ofloxacin; Photocatalyst; Solar light

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; DEGRADATION; HETEROJUNCTIONS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

HYDROTHERMAL METHODS; HYDROTHERMAL TECHNIQUES; OFLOXACIN; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC REACTIONS; PHOTOCATALYZED DEGRADATION; SOLAR LIGHT; VISIBLE-LIGHT RESPONSIVE PHOTOCATALYSTS;

LIGHT;

EID: 84961366181     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2016.01.017     Document Type: Article

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