Preparation of conductive polypyrrole/TiO2 nanocomposite via surface molecular imprinting technique and its photocatalytic activity under simulated solar light irradiation

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

Volumn 395, Issue , 2012, Pages 183-189

  Deng, Fang ^a,b   Li, Yuexiang ^a   Luo, Xubiao ^b   Yang, Lixia ^b   Tu, Xinman ^b  

^a NANCHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANCHANG HANGKONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Methyl orange; Photocatalytic activity; Simulated solar light; Surface molecular imprinting technique

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; AZO DYES; BIOSYNTHESIS; DYES; MOLECULAR MODELING; PHOTOCATALYSIS; POLYMERIZATION; POLYPYRROLES; SPECTROSCOPY;

ABSORPTION EDGES; ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; BAND GAP ENERGY; IMPRINTED CAVITIES; IN-SITU METHODS; METHYL ORANGE; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; SIMULATED SOLAR LIGHT; SURFACE MOLECULAR IMPRINTING; SURFACE MOLECULAR IMPRINTING TECHNIQUE; TEMPLATE MOLECULES; UV-VIS DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; XRD;

NANOCOMPOSITES;

METHYL ORANGE; NANOCOMPOSITE; POLYPYRROLE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ABSORPTION; ADSORPTION KINETICS; ARTICLE; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MOLECULAR IMPRINTING; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SIMULATION; SOLAR RADIATION; SURFACE MOLECULAR IMPRINTING; SURFACE PROPERTY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84855902222     PISSN: 09277757     EISSN: 18734359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2011.12.029     Document Type: Article

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