Sulfated Fe2O3-TiO2 synthesized from ilmenite ore: A visible light active photocatalyst

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

Volumn 367, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 140-147

  Smith, York R ^a,b   Joseph Antony Raj, K ^a   Ravi Subramanian, Vaidyanathan ^b   Viswanathan, B ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

^b University of Nevada   (United States)

Author keywords

Ilmenite ore; Phenol oxidation; Photocatalytic activity; Sulfated Fe2O3 TiO2

Indexed keywords

CALCINATION; ENERGY GAP; HEMATITE; ILMENITE; ILMENITE ORE TREATMENT; LIGHT; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; URANIUM METALLOGRAPHY; VANADIUM METALLOGRAPHY;

4-CHLOROPHENOL (4-CP); ADSORPTION DESORPTION; HIGH SURFACE AREA; PHENOL OXIDATION; SULFATED FE2O3-TIO2; UV AND VISIBLE LIGHT; VISIBLE LIGHT ACTIVE PHOTOCATALYSTS; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY;

4 CHLOROPHENOL; BRONSTED ACID; IRON; LEWIS ACID; PHENOL; PYRIDINE; SULFURIC ACID; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; DESORPTION; LIGHT IRRADIANCE; OXIDATION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTROSCOPY; SULFATION; SYNTHESIS; THERMOSTABILITY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 77955566043     PISSN: 09277757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2010.07.001     Document Type: Article

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