Modifying irregular titania powders in a low power microwave plasma torch

AIChE Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 2090-2100

  Vanamu, Ganesh ^a   Lester, Kelvin ^a   Datye, Abhaya K ^a   Weigle, John C ^b   Chen, Chun Ku ^b   Kelly, Daniel ^b   Phillips, Jonathan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Phase transformation; Photocatalysis; Plasma processing; Purification; Titania

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; ALUMINA; CARBON; ENERGY ABSORPTION; IMPURITIES; MICROWAVES;

MICROWAVE TORCH; PLASMA GENERATION; SURFACE AREAS; TITANIA POWDERS;

PLASMA TORCHES;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; CARBON; OXIDE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

PHOTOCHEMISTRY;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; ENERGY ABSORPTION; MICROWAVE RADIATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PHASE TRANSITION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; POWDER; PURIFICATION; SOLID; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 4243066296     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.10244     Document Type: Article

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