Visible-light assisted methylene blue (MB) removal by novel TiO 2/adsorbent nanocomposites

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 61, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2863-2871

  Zhang, Wei ^a   Zou, Linda ^a   Wang, Lianzhou ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Nanocomposite; Photocatalysis; TiO2; Visible light sensitive; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION ABILITY; ADSORPTION PROCESS; COST EFFECTIVE; DISSOLVED ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; MESOPOROUS SILICA; METHYLENE BLUE; N-DOPED; NITROGEN-DOPING; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; POROUS SUBSTRATES; REMOVAL RATE; SOLAR PHOTOCATALYTIC DEGRADATION; SYNERGISTIC INTERACTION; TIO; TRIETHYLAMINES; VISIBLE LIGHT; VISIBLE LIGHT SENSITIVE; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION; VISIBLE-LIGHT PHOTOCATALYSIS; VISIBLE-LIGHT SENSITIVITY; WET-CHEMICAL METHOD; WET-CHEMICAL PROCEDURE;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT; ADSORBENTS; DISSOLUTION; DOPING (ADDITIVES); LIGHT SENSITIVE MATERIALS; NANOCOMPOSITES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS;

ADSORPTION;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORBENT; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; METHYLENE BLUE; NANOCOMPOSITE; NITROGEN; SILICONE DERIVATIVE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TRIETHYLAMINE; ZEOLITE;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; CATALYSIS; COMPOSITE; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; DYE; LIGHT EFFECT; NITROGEN; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHOTODEGRADATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SILICA; TITANIUM; VISIBLE SPECTRUM; WATER TREATMENT; ZEOLITE;

ADDITION REACTION; ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; DEGRADATION; DOPING; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; IRRADIATION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; POLLUTANT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VISIBLE LIGHT IRRADIATION;

ADSORPTION; LIGHT; METHYLENE BLUE; NANOCOMPOSITES; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; TITANIUM; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 77954531342     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2010.196     Document Type: Article

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