Enhancement of photocatalytic activity by metal deposition: Characterisation and photonic efficiency of Pt, Au and Pd deposited on TiO 2 catalyst

Water Research

Volumn 38, Issue 13, 2004, Pages 3001-3008

  Sakthivel, S ^a   Shankar, M V ^b   Palanichamy, M ^b   Arabindoo, Banumathi ^b   Bahnemann, D W ^a   Murugesan, V ^b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR SOLAR ENERGY RESEARCH HAMELIN ISFH   (Germany)

^b ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Acid green 16< abs>; Metal doped Tio 2; Photo oxidation; Photocatalysis; Photonic efficiency

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; CHARACTERIZATION; DEPOSITION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOOXIDATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLUTIONS; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; SURFACE ANALYTICAL METHODS;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

DYE; GOLD; METAL; PALLADIUM; PLATINUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

HEAVY METAL; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOOXIDATION;

ANALYTIC METHOD; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ILLUMINATION; PHOTOOXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 3142737990     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2004.04.046     Document Type: Article

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