Nanocomposite of exfoliated bentonite/g-C3N4/Ag3PO4 for enhanced visible-light photocatalytic decomposition of Rhodamine B

Chemosphere

Volumn 162, Issue , 2016, Pages 269-276

  Ma, Jianfeng ^a,b   Huang, Daiqin ^a   Zhang, Wenyi ^a   Zou, Jing ^a   Kong, Yong ^a   Zhu, Jianxi ^c   Komarneni, Sridhar ^b  

^a CHANGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Exfoliated bentonite; g C3N4; Rhodamine B; Silver phosphate; Visible light photocatalysis

Indexed keywords

BENTONITE; COMPLEXATION; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; HETEROJUNCTIONS; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IRRADIATION; LIGHT; LIGHT ABSORPTION; PHOTODEGRADATION; RHODIUM COMPOUNDS; SILVER COMPOUNDS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; G-C3N4; PHOTOCATALYTIC DECOMPOSITION; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; RHODAMINE B; SILVER PHOSPHATE; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION; VISIBLE-LIGHT PHOTOCATALYSIS;

PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY;

BENTONITE; CARBON; CARBON NITRIDE; NANOCOMPOSITE; RHODAMINE B; SILVER DERIVATIVE; SILVER PHOSPHATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CYANOGEN; NITRILE; PHOSPHATE; RHODAMINE;

ABSORPTION; CATALYSIS; COMPOSITE; DEGRADATION; DYE; LIGHT INTENSITY; NANOPARTICLE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHOSPHATE; SURFACE AREA; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BRUNAUER EMMETT AND TELLER METHOD; CATALYST; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOLORIZATION; DECOMPOSITION; DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; DISSOLUTION; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ELECTRON; GREEN CHEMISTRY; HYBRID; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LIGHT; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MOLECULAR STABILITY; ORGANIC POLLUTION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; POLLUTANT; SURFACE AREA; SYNTHESIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET VIS DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOLYSIS;

BENTONITE; CATALYSIS; LIGHT; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; NANOCOMPOSITES; NITRILES; PHOSPHATES; PHOTOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; PHOTOLYSIS; RHODAMINES; SILVER COMPOUNDS; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84982796255     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.07.089     Document Type: Article

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