Photocatalytic degradation of mixed azo dyes in aqueous wastewater using mesoporous-assembled TiO2 nanocrystal synthesized by a modified sol-gel process

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

Volumn 384, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 519-528

  Wongkalasin, Patladda ^a   Chavadej, Sumaeth ^a   Sreethawong, Thammanoon ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Azo dye mixture; Degradation; Mesoporous assembly; Photocatalysis

Indexed keywords

AZO DYES; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; EFFICIENCY; HARDNESS; MESOPOROUS MATERIALS; MIXTURES; NANOCRYSTALS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; SOL-GEL PROCESS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; WASTEWATER; WATER HARDNESS;

DEGRADATION EFFICIENCY; INITIAL CONCENTRATION; INITIAL DYE CONCENTRATION; INITIAL SOLUTION; MESOPOROUS; MESOPOROUS-ASSEMBLED TIO; MODIFIED SOL-GEL PROCESS; OPERATIONAL PARAMETERS; OPTIMUM CONDITIONS; PH ADJUSTMENT; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; TIO;

DEGRADATION;

AZO DYE; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; NANOCRYSTAL; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; DEGRADATION; EXPERIMENT; PH; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNTHESIS; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER HARDNESS;

EID: 79959752651     PISSN: 09277757     EISSN: 18734359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2011.05.022     Document Type: Article

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