Microwave-assisted synthesis of Ag2O/reduced TiO2 nano-tube arrays photoelectrode with enhanced visible photocatalytic activity for degradation of organic pollutants

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 182, Issue , 2017, Pages 230-237

  Deng, Xiaoyong ^a   Ma, Qiuling ^a   Cui, Yuqi ^a   Zhang, Huixuan ^a   Cheng, Xiuwen ^a,b,d,e   Li, Xiaoli ^a   Xie, Mingzheng ^a   Cheng, Qingfeng ^c   Li, Bo ^b  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b QINGHAI INSTITUTE OF SALT LAKES   (China)

^c CHENGDU UNIVERSITY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^d SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF CERAMICS   (China)

^e NANJING UNIVERSITY OF INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Ag2O reduced TiO2 nano tube arrays; Methyl blue; Photocatalysis; Photoelectrode; Visible Light

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; ENERGY GAP; FREE RADICALS; LIGHT; MICROWAVE TUBES; NANOTUBES; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; POLLUTION; SEPARATION; SILVER; SILVER OXIDES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; WATER TREATMENT; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; METHYL BLUE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL MEASUREMENTS; PHOTOELECTRODE; PHOTOINDUCED CHARGE SEPARATION; SCANNING ELECTRON SPECTROSCOPIES; VISIBLE LIGHT; VISIBLE-PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES;

X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 85016716932     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: 18733794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2017.03.060     Document Type: Article

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