Synthesis and characterization of superhydrophobic silica and silica/titania aerogels by sol-gel method at ambient pressure

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

Volumn 342, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 97-101

  Zhu, Jianjun ^a   Xie, Jimin ^a   Lü, Xiaomeng ^a   Jiang, Deli ^a  

^a JIANGSU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ambient pressure drying; Photocatalysis; SiO2 TiO2 aerogel; Superhydrophobic

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC MATERIALS; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); COMPLEXATION; CONTACT ANGLE; DEWATERING; GELATION; GELS; HYDROPHOBICITY; MICROSCOPES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICA; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; SOLS; SURFACE STRUCTURE; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACIDIC WATERS; AMBIENT PRESSURE DRYING; AMBIENT PRESSURES; BRUNAUER-EMMETT-TELLER METHODS; COMPOSITE AEROGELS; MOLAR RATIOS; NANO-POROUS STRUCTURES; OH CONCENTRATIONS; OXALIC ACIDS; PHOTO-CATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; PROBE REACTIONS; RHODAMINE B; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; SILICA/TITANIA; SIO2/TIO2 AEROGEL; SOL-GEL METHODS; SUPERHYDROPHOBIC; SURFACE MODIFICATIONS; SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATIONS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; WASTE-WATER TREATMENTS;

AEROGELS;

RHODAMINE B; SILICON DIOXIDE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

AEROGEL; ARTICLE; GEL; HYDROPHOBICITY; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY; SYNTHESIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 65549095779     PISSN: 09277757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2009.04.016     Document Type: Article

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