Visible light activated degradation of organic pollutants using zinc–iron selenide

Journal of Molecular Liquids

Volumn 229, Issue , 2017, Pages 429-435

  Ahmad, Ikram ^a   Khan, Sher Bahadar ^a   Kamal, Tahseen ^a   Asiri, Abdullah M ^a  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Acridine orange; Degradation; Nanomaterial; Photocatalyst; Visible light

Indexed keywords

AZO DYES; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CITRUS FRUITS; DEGRADATION; DYES; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; LIGHT; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; REUSABILITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC;

ACRIDINE ORANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED MICROSCOPIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; RECOMBINATION RATE; VISIBLE LIGHT; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION; X-RAY PHOTOELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

PHOTODEGRADATION;

EID: 85008323053     PISSN: 01677322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2016.12.061     Document Type: Article

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