BiOBr/BiOF composites for efficient degradation of rhodamine B and nitrobenzene under visible light irradiation

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science

Volumn 490, Issue , 2017, Pages 812-818

  Jiang, Tingting ^a   Li, Jinliang ^a   Gao, Yang ^b   Li, Lei ^c   Lu, Ting ^a   Pan, Likun ^a  

^a EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c YANGTZE NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

BiOBr BiOF composites; Nitrobenzene; Photocatalysis; Rhodamine B

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; BISMUTH COMPOUNDS; BROMINE COMPOUNDS; DEGRADATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; FREE RADICALS; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IRRADIATION; LIGHT; NITROBENZENE; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; RHODIUM COMPOUNDS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

DEGRADATION RATE; ELECTRON HOLE PAIRS; HYDROTHERMAL METHODS; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; RHODAMINE B; SMALL-CRYSTALLINE; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

PHOTODEGRADATION;

BISMUTH; HYDROXYL RADICAL; NANOCOMPOSITE; NANOSHEET; NITROBENZENE; RHODAMINE B;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ARTICLE; DEGRADATION KINETICS; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; IRRADIATION; LIGHT; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; VISIBLE LIGHT IRRADIATION; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 85006266039     PISSN: 00219797     EISSN: 10957103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2016.12.007     Document Type: Article

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