Studies on photocatalytic activity of the synthesised TiO2 and Ag/TiO2 photocatalysts under UV and sunlight irradiations

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 377-384

  Vaithiyanathan, R ^a   Sivakumar, T ^a  

^a ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Mineralisation; Nano titania; Photocatalysis; Reactive red 120; Solar light

Indexed keywords

BET ANALYSIS; CALCINATION TEMPERATURE; CATALYTIC ACTIVITY; COMPREHENSIVE STUDIES; DECOLORISATION; DYE SOLUTIONS; MINERALISATION; NANO TITANIA; OPTIMISATIONS; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PSEUDO-FIRST ORDER KINETICS; RADIATION SOURCE; REACTIVE RED; SILVER METAL; SOL-GEL METHODS; SOLAR LIGHT; SUBSTRATE CONCENTRATIONS; SUNLIGHT IRRADIATION; TIO; TITANIA; TITANIA CATALYSTS; UV LIGHT; UV- AND; XRD;

CALCINATION; DEGRADATION; DIES; IRRADIATION; LIGHT SOURCES; MINERALOGY; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; QUANTUM OPTICS; SOL-GEL PROCESS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

CATALYST ACTIVITY;

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; OXIDIZING AGENT; PERSULFATE AMMONIUM; POTASSIUM BROMATE; REACTIVE RED 120; SILVER; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CATALYST; COLOR; IRRADIATION; MINERALIZATION; PH; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; REACTION KINETICS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

ARTICLE; DECOLORIZATION; KINETICS; PH; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SUNLIGHT; TEMPERATURE; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION; WATER CONTAMINATION;

CARBON; CATALYSIS; COLOR; ELECTRONS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KINETICS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; SILVER; SUNLIGHT; TEMPERATURE; TITANIUM; TRIAZINES; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 79952229325     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2011.231     Document Type: Article

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