Controllable synthesis of Sn-doped BiOCl for efficient photocatalytic degradation of mixed-dye wastewater under natural sunlight irradiation

Journal of Alloys and Compounds

Volumn 685, Issue , 2016, Pages 997-1007

  Han, Xiao ^a   Dong, Shuying ^a   Yu, Chongfei ^a   Wang, Yuyuan ^a   Yang, Kong ^a   Sun, Jianhui ^a  

^a HENAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Mixed dyes; Natural sunlight; Photocatalytic; Sn doped BiOCl

Indexed keywords

AZO DYES; CATALYSTS; CITRUS FRUITS; DYES; IRRADIATION; OPTICAL PROPERTIES;

CONTROLLABLE SYNTHESIS; CYCLING PERFORMANCE; MIXED DYES; NATURAL SUNLIGHT; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; PHOTOCATALYTIC PROPERTY; SN-DOPED;

TIN;

EID: 84978500101     PISSN: 09258388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2016.06.298     Document Type: Article

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