Visible light-assisted photocatalytic mineralization of diuron pesticide using novel type II CuS/Bi2W2O9 heterojunctions with a hierarchical microspherical structure-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Visible light-assisted photocatalytic mineralization of diuron pesticide using novel type II CuS/Bi2W2O9 heterojunctions with a hierarchical microspherical structure

Published:2018 Issue:1 Volume:42 Page:281-292
ISSN:1144-0546
Container-title:New Journal of Chemistry
language:en
Short-container-title:New J. Chem.

Author:

Bhoi Yagna Prakash¹²³⁴,Behera Chinmaya¹²³⁴,Majhi Dibyananda¹²³⁴,Equeenuddin Sk. Md.⁵²³⁴,Mishra B. G.¹²³⁴^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Chemistry

2. National Institute of Technology

3. Rourkela-769008

4. India

5. Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

Abstract

A hierarchical CuS/Bi₂W₂O₉ heterojunction photocatalyst exhibits excellent photocatalytic activity for the degradation of diuron achieving 95% mineralization within 3 h of irradiation.

Funder

Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Subject

Materials Chemistry,General Chemistry,Catalysis

Link

http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2018/NJ/C7NJ03390G

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