Using one-step facile and solvent-free mechanochemical process to synthesize photoactive Fe2O3-TiO2for treating industrial wastewater

Journal of Alloys and Compounds

Volumn 695, Issue , 2017, Pages 496-507

  Subramonian, Wennie ^a   Wu, Ta Yeong ^a   Chai, Siang Piao ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Ball milling; Composite materials; Inorganic materials; Mechanochemical processing; Pulp and paper mill effluent; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

BALL MILLING; BALL MILLS; CHARACTERIZATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; DISPERSIONS; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; EFFLUENTS; ENERGY GAP; INDUSTRIAL WATER TREATMENT; MECHANICAL ALLOYING; MILLING (MACHINING); OXIDE MINERALS; PAPERMAKING MACHINERY; PULP MANUFACTURE; PULP MATERIALS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CHARACTERIZATION STUDIES; CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURE; INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATERS; INORGANIC MATERIALS; MECHANO-CHEMICAL PROCESSING; MECHANOCHEMICAL PROCESS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PULP AND PAPER MILL EFFLUENTS;

HEMATITE;

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; GRINDING; SYNTHESIS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; WASTE WATERS; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84995654339     PISSN: 09258388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2016.10.006     Document Type: Article

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