Synthesis of mesoporous β-Ga 2O 3 nanorods using PEG as template: Preparation, characterization and photocatalytic properties

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 192, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1548-1554

  Zhao, Weirong ^a,b   Yang, Yong ^a   Hao, Rui ^a   Liu, Feifei ^a   Wang, Yan ^a   Tan, Min ^a   Tang, Jing ^a   Ren, Daqing ^a   Zhao, Dongye ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ga 2O 3; Indoor air; Photocatalyst; Toluene; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

DIAMOND NANORODS; GASEOUS TOLUENE; HYDROTHERMAL FORMATIONS; HYDROTHERMAL METHODS; INDOOR AIR; MESOPOROUS; PHOTOCATALYTIC OXIDATIONS; PHOTOCATALYTIC PROPERTY; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTRUM; PROTON-TRANSFER REACTION MASS SPECTROMETRIES; TIO; WIDE-BAND-GAP SEMICONDUCTOR;

CHARGE TRANSFER; GLYCOLS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MESOPOROUS MATERIALS; NANORODS; OXIDATION; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; REACTION INTERMEDIATES; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TOLUENE; UREA;

HEALTH RISKS;

DIAMOND NANOROD; MACROGOL; NANOROD; TOLUENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CATALYSIS; CATALYST; DIAMOND; GALLIUM; HEALTH RISK; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; INDOOR AIR; LUMINESCENCE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OXIDATION; OXIDE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; POLYMER; POROUS MEDIUM; PUBLIC HEALTH; REACTION KINETICS; TOLUENE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH HAZARD; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OXIDATION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PROTON TRANSPORT; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

CATALYSIS; ENVIRONMENT; GALLIUM; LIGHT; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NANOTUBES; OXYGEN; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; PROTONS; RISK; TOLUENE; UREA;

EID: 80052029068     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.06.073     Document Type: Article

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