Aggregation of TiO2 nanotubes as recyclable catalyst for photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue

Environmental Engineering Science

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 281-286

  Lu, Lu ^a   Zhang, Yunhuai ^a   Xiao, Peng ^a   Zhang, Xiaoning ^a   Yang, Yannan ^a  

^a CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aggregation of TiO2 nanotubes; Photoactivity; Recycle

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION OF TIO2 NANOTUBES; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HYDROTHERMAL METHODS; METHYLENE BLUE; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTOACTIVITY; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; POST TREATMENT; PRACTICAL USE; PROMISING MATERIALS; RECYCLABLE CATALYST; TIME AGGREGATION; TIO; TITANIA NANOTUBES;

FIELD EMISSION; FIELD EMISSION MICROSCOPES; PHOTODEGRADATION; RECYCLING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

NANOTUBES;

METHYLENE BLUE; NANOTUBE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; POLLUTION; POWDER; RECYCLING; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WORK ENVIRONMENT; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 77949790631     PISSN: 10928758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ees.2009.0395     Document Type: Article

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