In-situ microwave synthesis of graphene–TiO2 nanocomposites with enhanced photocatalytic properties for the degradation of organic pollutants

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology

Volumn 163, Issue , 2016, Pages 216-223

  Shanmugam, Mahalingam ^a   Alsalme, Ali ^b   Alghamdi, Abdulaziz ^b   Jayavel, Ramasamy ^a  

^a ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Environmental friendly; G TiO2 nanocomposite; In situ microwave synthesis; Photocatalytic activity; Surfactant free

Indexed keywords

GRAPHENE OXIDE; METHYLENE BLUE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE NANOPARTICLE; GRAPHITE; NANOCOMPOSITE; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; WATER POLLUTANT;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; CHEMICAL BINDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION KINETICS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MICROWAVE RADIATION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KINETICS; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; TEMPERATURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER POLLUTANT;

CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY TECHNIQUES, SYNTHETIC; GRAPHITE; KINETICS; METHYLENE BLUE; MICROWAVES; NANOCOMPOSITES; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; TEMPERATURE; TITANIUM; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84988419086     PISSN: 10111344     EISSN: 18732682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2016.08.029     Document Type: Article

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