Nitrogen-doped graphene hydrogels as potential adsorbents and photocatalysts for environmental remediation

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 327, Issue , 2017, Pages 751-763

  Jiang, Yiqun ^a   Chowdhury, Shamik ^b   Balasubramanian, Rajasekhar ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b National University of Singapore   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Acridine orange; Adsorption; Graphene hydrogel; Nitrogen doping; Photocatalysis; Visible light

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CITRUS FRUITS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; HYDROGELS; LIGHT; MONOLAYERS; NITROGEN; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

ACRIDINE ORANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; GRAPHENE HYDROGELS; NITROGEN-DOPING; ONE-POT HYDROTHERMAL REACTION; PSEUDO-SECOND ORDER RATES; VISIBLE LIGHT; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 85030474420     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2017.06.156     Document Type: Article

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