Insight into Potassium Vanadates as Visible-Light-Driven Photocatalysts: Synthesis of V(IV)-Rich Nano/Microstructures for the Photodegradation of Methylene Blue
Małgorzata Nadolska, Mariusz Szkoda, Konrad Trzciński, Paweł Niedziałkowski, Jacek Ryl, Aleksandra Mielewczyk‐Gryń, Karolina Górnicka, Marta Prześniak‐Welenc
Abstract
species. Furthermore, the influence of active species was investigated, and the mechanism responsible for the photodegradation of the MB dye was discussed for the first time for potassium vanadates.
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PhotodegradationPhotocatalysisChemistryX-ray photoelectron spectroscopyVisible spectrumDiffuse reflectance infrared fourier transformFourier transform infrared spectroscopyPhotochemistryMethyl violetScanning electron microscopeThermogravimetric analysisSpectroscopyNuclear chemistryAdsorptionChemical engineeringMaterials scienceCatalysisOrganic chemistryEngineeringQuantum mechanicsPhysicsComposite materialOptoelectronicsAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesPolyoxometalates: Synthesis and ApplicationsTransition Metal Oxide Nanomaterials