Microwave-assisted synthesis of flower-like BN/BiOCl composites for photocatalytic Cr(VI) reduction upon visible-light irradiation

Materials and Design

Volumn 114, Issue , 2017, Pages 129-138

  Xu, Hang ^a   Wu, Zhang ^a   Ding, Mingmei ^a   Gao, Xiaohong ^a  

^a HOHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

BiOCl microsphere; Graphene like BN; Interfacial charge transfer effect; Photocatalytic reduction

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; CHEMICAL STABILITY; CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS; COMPLEXATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION; GRAPHENE; IRRADIATION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MICROSPHERES; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

GRAPHENE LIKES; INTERFACIAL CHARGE TRANSFER; LARGE SPECIFIC SURFACE AREAS; MICROWAVE ASSISTED SYNTHESIS; MICROWAVE-ASSISTED METHODS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC REDUCTION; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS;

LIGHT;

EID: 85006049742     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2016.10.057     Document Type: Article

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