Efficient α/β-Bi2O3 composite for the sequential photodegradation of two-dyes mixture

Ceramics International

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 2016, Pages 13065-13073

  Gadhi, Tanveer A ^a   Hernández Gordillo, Agileo ^b   Bizarro, Monserrat ^b   Jagdale, Pravin ^a   Tagliaferro, Alberto ^a   Rodil, Sandra E ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Dyes mixture; Photodegradation; Solid state reaction; Bi2O3 composite

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; DYES; ENERGY GAP; HETEROJUNCTIONS; MIXTURES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTODEGRADATION; SOLID STATE REACTIONS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTRUM; DYE PHOTODEGRADATION; ELEVATED TEMPERATURE; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; POSSIBLE MECHANISMS; UV AND VISIBLE LIGHT;

OPTICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 84969142099     PISSN: 02728842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2016.05.087     Document Type: Article

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