Titanium dioxide-gold nanocomposite materials embedded in silicate sol-gel film catalyst for simultaneous photodegradation of hexavalent chromium and methylene blue

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 203-204, Issue , 2012, Pages 244-250

  Pandikumar, Alagarsamy ^a   Ramaraj, Ramasamy ^a  

^a MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Advanced oxidation reduction process; Aminosilicate sol gel; Chromium(VI) reduction; Methylene blue oxidation; Photocatalyst; TiO 2 Au nanocomposite

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED OXIDATION-REDUCTION PROCESS; CHARGE RECOMBINATION PROCESS; DEPOSITION PRECIPITATION METHODS; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM; HOLE SCAVENGER; INTERFACIAL ELECTRON TRANSFER; METHYLENE BLUE; OXALIC ACID; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC OXIDATIONS; PHOTOCATALYTIC REDUCTION; PURIFICATION PROCESS; SOLGEL FILMS; TIO;

CHROMIUM; CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; GELS; GOLD COATINGS; GOLD DEPOSITS; METALLIC FILMS; NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS; NANOCOMPOSITES; ORGANIC ACIDS; OXIDATION; OXIDES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SILICATES; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; SOLS; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

GOLD;

CHROMIUM; METHYLENE BLUE; NANOCOMPOSITE; OXALIC ACID; SILICATE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

CATALYST; CHROMIUM; COMPOSITE; DYE; GOLD; IRRADIATION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTODEGRADATION; REMEDIATION; TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PRECIPITATION;

CATALYSIS; CHROMIUM; GOLD; METAL NANOPARTICLES; METHYLENE BLUE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SILICATES; TITANIUM; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84855666746     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.12.019     Document Type: Article

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