Gel-hydrothermal synthesis of carbon and boron co-doped TiO2 and evaluating its photocatalytic activity

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 192, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 368-373

  Wu, Yongmei ^a   Xing, Mingyang ^a   Zhang, Jinlong ^a  

^a EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Co doped; Photocatalytic activity; Photosensitization; Synergistic effect

Indexed keywords

2 ,4-DICHLOROPHENOL; BET SURFACE AREA; CO-DOPED; DOPED-TIO; GLUCOSE SOLUTION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOSENSITIZATION; PHYSICAL ADSORPTION; SYNERGISTIC EFFECT; TIO; UV-VIS ABSORPTION SPECTRA; VISIBLE LIGHT; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION; XRD;

ADSORPTION; BORON; GELS; GLUCOSE; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOSENSITIZERS; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SOL-GEL PROCESS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS;

BORON; CARBON; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

BORON; CARBON; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; GEL; GLUCOSE; IRRADIANCE; PHOTODEGRADATION; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; TITANIUM; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VISIBLE SPECTRUM; X-RAY DIFFRACTION; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOSENSITIZATION; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY SPECTROMETRY;

BORON; CARBON; CATALYSIS; GELS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET; TITANIUM; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 79959738630     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.05.037     Document Type: Article

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