The effect of platinum on the performance of WO3 nanocrystal photocatalysts for the oxidation of Methyl Orange and iso-propanol

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 86, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1018-1023

  Joshi, Upendra A ^b   Darwent, James R ^a   Yiu, Humphrey H P ^c   Rosseinsky, Matthew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Methyl orange oxidation; Nanocrystalline WO3; Oxygen electrode; Visible light photocatalysts; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

CHARGE SEPARATIONS; COCATALYST; CONCOMITANT REDUCTION; DIFFUSE REFLECTION SPECTROSCOPY; ENHANCED PERFORMANCE; ISO-PROPANOLS; METHYL ORANGE; METHYL ORANGE OXIDATION; MODEL REACTIONS; MULTI-ELECTRON; NANO-SIZED PHOTOCATALYST; NANOCRYSTALLINES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION CYCLE; OXYGEN ELECTRODE; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC OXIDATIONS; REDUCTION OF OXYGEN; TIO; TUNGSTEN OXIDE; UV-VISIBLE; VISIBLE LIGHT; VISIBLE-LIGHT PHOTOCATALYSTS;

AZO DYES; CATALYST ACTIVITY; MOLECULAR OXYGEN; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; OXIDATION; OXIDES; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PLATINUM; SOL-GEL PROCESS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TUNGSTEN; TUNGSTEN COMPOUNDS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CATALYTIC OXIDATION;

2 PROPANOL; METHYL ORANGE; NANOCRYSTAL; OXYGEN; PLATINUM; TUNGSTEN DERIVATIVE; TUNGSTEN OXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; ELECTRON; OXIDATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYST; REDUCTION KINETICS; SYNTHESIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 79960435632     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: 10974660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.2612     Document Type: Article

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