Titanium dioxide nanoparticles produced in water-in-oil emulsion

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 3, Issue 2-3, 2001, Pages 219-225

  Mori, Yasushige ^a   Okastu, Yasuhiro ^a   Tsujimoto, Yuki ^a  

^a DOSHISHA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Methylene blue; Particle synthesis; Photocatalytic property; Reversed micelle; Titania nanoparticles; Water in oil emulsion

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035600557     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1017920823963     Document Type: Article

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