Review and perspectives on the use of magnetic nanophotocatalysts (MNPCs) in water treatment

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 310, Issue , 2017, Pages 407-427

  Gómez Pastora, Jenifer ^a   Dominguez, Sara ^a   Bringas, Eugenio ^a   Rivero, Maria J ^a   Ortiz, Inmaculada ^a   Dionysiou, Dionysios D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

^b 705 Engineering Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Magnetic nanophotocatalysts (MNPCs); Magnetic recovery; Organic pollutants; Photocatalytic removal

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC MATERIALS; MAGNETISM; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; POLLUTION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CONTAMINANTS OF EMERGING CONCERNS; MAGNETIC NANOPHOTOCATALYSTS (MNPCS); MAGNETIC RECOVERY; PHOTO-CATALYTIC REMOVAL; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; VISIBLE-LIGHT PHOTOCATALYSTS; WATER TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES;

WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84969931463     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2016.04.140     Document Type: Review

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