Bi4O5Br2 ultrasmall nanosheets in situ strong coupling to MWCNT and improved photocatalytic activity for tetracycline hydrochloride degradation

Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical

Volumn 424, Issue , 2016, Pages 331-341

  Di, Jun ^a   Ji, Mengxia ^a   Xia, Jiexiang ^a   Li, Xiaowei ^a   Fan, Wenmin ^a   Zhang, Qi ^a   Li, Huaming ^a  

^a JIANGSU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bi4O5Br2; Ionic liquid; MWCNT; Photocatalytic; Strong coupling

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON NANOTUBES; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; IONIC LIQUIDS; MAGNETIC MOMENTS; MOLECULAR OXYGEN; NANOSHEETS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; YARN;

MWCNT; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PROPERTY; SOLVOTHERMAL PROCESS; STRONG COUPLING; TETRACYCLINE HYDROCHLORIDE; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

EID: 84988038784     PISSN: 13811169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molcata.2016.08.029     Document Type: Article

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