TiO 2 thick films supported on reticulated macroporous Al 2 O 3 foams and their photoactivity in phenol mineralization

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 257, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 4678-4684

  Vargová, Melinda ^a   Plesch, Gustav ^a   Vogt, Ulrich F ^b,c   Zahoran, Miroslav ^a   Gorbár, Michal ^a,b   Jesenák, Karol ^a  

^a Physics and Informatics   (Slovakia)

^b SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dip coating; Microstructure; Photocatalytic activity; Thick film; Titanium dioxide

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; ALUMINUM OXIDE; COATINGS; MICROSTRUCTURE; MINERALOGY; PHENOLS; PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PORE SIZE; SOL-GELS; THICK FILMS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

AQUEOUS PHENOLS; CRACKED FILMS; DIP COATING; OPTIMAL ANNEALING; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; PHOTOACTIVITY; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; SOL-GEL DEPOSITION;

FILM PREPARATION;

EID: 79551564831     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2010.12.121     Document Type: Article

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