Buoyant photocatalyst with greatly enhanced visible-light activity prepared through a low temperature hydrothermal method

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 2891-2898

  Han, Hui ^a   Bai, Renbi ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYL ACETONES; DYE SOLUTIONS; HYDRO-THERMAL PROCESS; HYDROTHERMAL METHODS; HYDROTHERMAL REACTORS; INHIBITING AGENTS; LOW TEMPERATURES; METHYL ORANGES; NITROGEN-DOPED; ONE-STEP PROCESS; ROOM TEMPERATURES; TIO2 NANOPARTICLES; TIO2-BASED PHOTOCATALYSTS; TITANIUM N-BUTOXIDE; TREATMENT TIME; TRIETHYLAMINE; UV- ANDS; VISIBLE LIGHT ABSORPTIONS; VISIBLE LIGHT ACTIVITIES; VISIBLE LIGHTS; XRD ANALYSIS;

ABSORPTION; ACETONE; AZO DYES; BUOYANCY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DYES; LIGHT ABSORPTION; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PUMPING PLANTS; SOLS; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TITANIUM OXIDES;

PHOTOCATALYSIS;

EID: 65349119977     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie801362a     Document Type: Article

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