N-doping Ta2O5 nanoflowers with strong adsorption and visible light photocatalytic activity for efficient removal of methylene blue

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry

Volumn 332, Issue , 2017, Pages 487-496

  Shi, Xiaomin ^a   Ma, Delong ^a   Ma, Ying ^a   Hu, Anming ^a,b  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b University of Tennessee   (United States)

Author keywords

MB; N doping; Photo degradation; Strong adsorption; Ta2O5; Visible light

Indexed keywords

EID: 84989823828     PISSN: 10106030     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2016.09.014     Document Type: Article

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