TiO2-x nanoparticles synthesized using He/Ar thermal plasma and their effectiveness on low-concentration mercury vapor removal

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 4739-4748

  Tsai, Cheng Yen ^a   Hsi, Hsing Cheng ^b   Bai, Hsunling ^c   Fan, Kuo Shuh ^a   Chen, Chienchih ^d  

^a NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Environmental remediation; Mercury; Oxygen vacant; Photocatalyst; Visible light

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE SITE; ANATASE PHASE; COMPETITIVE ADSORPTION; CRYSTALLINITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; HEATING SOURCE; HIGH PURITY; LIGHT IRRADIATIONS; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; MERCURY REMOVAL; MERCURY VAPOR; PLASMA CURRENTS; PLASMA GAS; PLASMA TEMPERATURE; THERMAL PLASMA; TIO; VISIBLE LIGHT; VOLUME RATIO;

ADSORPTION; MERCURY (METAL); OXYGEN; PLASMAS; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TUNGSTEN;

NANOPARTICLES;

ARGON; HELIUM; MERCURY; NANOPARTICLE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TUNGSTEN;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CRYSTALLIZATION; HEATING; LIGHT IRRADIANCE; MOISTURE; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNTHESIS; VAPOR; VAPORIZATION;

EID: 80955165990     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-011-0442-8     Document Type: Article

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