Photo-reduction and adsorption in aqueous Cr(VI) solution by titanium dioxide, carbon nanotubes and their composite

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 86, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 949-956

  Tsai, Yung Pin ^a,b   Doong, Ruey An ^c   Yang, Jhih Ci ^a   Wu, Ying Jie ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHI NAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chromium; Composite; Multi walled carbon nanotubes; Titanium dioxide

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE; CONTACT TIME; DEGUSSA P25; PHOTO-REDUCTION; PHOTOCATALYTIC EFFICIENCY; PHOTOCATALYZED; RATE OF ADSORPTION; REDUCTION RATE; TIO; UV IRRADIATION; XPS ANALYSIS;

ADSORPTION; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); CHROMIUM; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); OXIDES; SULFURIC ACID; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS;

CHROMIUM; MULTI WALLED NANOTUBE; NANOCOMPOSITE; SULFURIC ACID; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ADSORPTION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; PH; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOREDUCTION; REACTION TIME; REDUCTION; SURFACE PROPERTY; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 79958700678     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: 10974660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.2605     Document Type: Article

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