Photocatalytic oxidation of ammonia by cadmium sulfide/titanate nanotubes synthesised by microwave hydrothermal method

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 550-557

  Chen, Y C ^b   Lo, S L ^a,b   Ou, H H ^a,b   Chen, C H ^b  

^a Research Center for Environmental Pollution Prevention and Control Technology   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Ammonia; CdS; Microwave; Photocatalytic oxidation; Titanate nanotube

Indexed keywords

CDS; CDS NANOPARTICLES; MICROWAVE HYDROTHERMAL METHOD; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC EFFICIENCY; PHOTOCATALYTIC OXIDATIONS; TITANATE NANOTUBE;

AMMONIA; CADMIUM; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CADMIUM SULFIDE; NANOTUBES; OXIDATION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS;

MICROWAVE IRRADIATION;

AMMONIA; CADMIUM SULFIDE; NANOPARTICLE; NANOTUBE;

AMMONIA; CADMIUM; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MICROWAVE RADIATION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOOXIDATION;

ARTICLE; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION; OXIDATION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

AMMONIA; CADMIUM; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CATALYSIS; LIGHT; MICROWAVES; NANOTUBES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SOLVENTS; SULFIDES; SULFUR; TEMPERATURE; TITANIUM; WATER; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 79952214068     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2011.256     Document Type: Article

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