Degradation of methylene blue as a pollutant with N-doped graphene quantum dot/titanium dioxide nanocomposite

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 148, Issue , 2017, Pages 31-36

  Safardoust Hojaghan, Hossein ^a   Salavati Niasari, Masoud ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASHAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Graphene quantum dot; Methylene blue; Nanocomposite; Photocatalyst; Pollutant

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ETHYLENE; GRAPHENE; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOCRYSTALS; NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; POLLUTION; PRODUCED WATER; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TEXTILE INDUSTRY; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WATER POLLUTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

ETHYLENE DIAMINE; HYDROTHERMAL PROCEDURE; METHYLENE BLUE; PHOTOCATALYTIC BEHAVIORS; PHOTODEGRADATION EFFICIENCY; POLLUTANT; ULTRA VIOLET; WATER POLLUTANTS;

WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 85014848300     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.01.169     Document Type: Article

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