Enhanced photocatalytic activity of Ce-doped Zn-Al multi-metal oxide composites derived from layered double hydroxide precursors

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science

Volumn 481, Issue , 2016, Pages 144-157

  Zhu, Jianyao ^a   Zhu, Zhiliang ^a   Zhang, Hua ^a   Lu, Hongtao ^a   Qiu, Yanling ^b   Zhu, Linyan ^a,c   Küppers, Stephan ^c  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Tongji University   (China)

^c FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cerium; Doping; Layered double hydroxide; Multi metal oxides; Photocatalysis

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CALCINATION; DEGRADATION; DOPING (ADDITIVES); DYES; EFFICIENCY; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; METALS; OXYGEN; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTODEGRADATION; REUSABILITY; SOLUTIONS; ZINC; ZINC ALLOYS;

CALCINATION TEMPERATURE; DEGRADATION EFFICIENCY; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; LAYERED DOUBLE HYDROXIDES; MULTI-METALS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PROCESS; ZN-AL LAYERED DOUBLE HYDROXIDES;

CERIUM;

ALUMINUM; CERIUM; HYDROXIDE; METAL OXIDE; PARACETAMOL; RHODAMINE B; ZINC;

AIR TEMPERATURE; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFRACTION; DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PRECURSOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMODYNAMICS; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; THERMOSTABILITY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84979626033     PISSN: 00219797     EISSN: 10957103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2016.07.051     Document Type: Article

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