Facile synthesis of Ag/Ag3PO4/AMB composite with improved photocatalytic performance

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 308, Issue , 2017, Pages 889-896

  Liu, Xiao Qing ^a   Chen, Wen Jing ^a   Jiang, Hong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Ag3PO4; Amoxicillin; Biochar; Degradation; Photocatalysis

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; CRYSTALLITE SIZE; DEGRADATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LIGHT; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; REDUCTION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

AMOXICILLIN; BIO CHARS; DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTRUM; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY MEASUREMENTS; LIQUID PHASE DEPOSITION METHOD; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION; VISIBLE-LIGHT RESPONSE;

SILVER;

EID: 84991377576     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2016.09.125     Document Type: Article

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