Improved photocatalytic degradation rates of phenol achieved using novel porous ZrO 2-doped TiO 2 nanoparticulate powders

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 193, Issue , 2011, Pages 120-127

  McManamon, Colm ^a   Holmes, Justin D ^a,b   Morris, Michael A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b Environmental Research Institute (ERI)   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Nanoparticles; Phenol degradation; Photocatalysis; TiO 2

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION OF PHENOLS; DOPED-TIO; EFFICIENT CATALYSTS; ELECTRON HOLE PAIRS; ELECTRON-HOLE RECOMBINATION; HIGHLY ORDERED STRUCTURE; LARGE SURFACE AREA; METAL CONTENT; NANO PARTICULATES; OPTIMUM LOADING; PHENOL DEGRADATION; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; POWDER X-RAY DIFFRACTION (PXRD); TEM IMAGES; TIO; UV-VIS SPECTROMETRY;

CALCINATION; DEGRADATION; EXCITONS; NANOPARTICLES; OXIDE MINERALS; PHENOLS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTODEGRADATION; POWDER METALS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS; ZIRCONIA; ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS;

BIODEGRADATION;

NANOPARTICLE; PHENOL; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; ZIRCONIUM OXIDE;

NANOTECHNOLOGY; PHENOL; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; POROUS MEDIUM; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X-RAY DIFFRACTION; ZIRCON;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOCATALYSIS; TEMPERATURE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CATALYSIS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; PHENOLS; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; POWDER DIFFRACTION; POWDERS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET; TITANIUM; ZIRCONIUM;

EID: 80053277580     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.07.034     Document Type: Article

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