Synthesis and characterization of carbon-covered alumina (CCA) supported TiO2 nanocatalysts with enhanced visible light photodegradation of Rhodamine B

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Mahlambi, Mphilisi M ^a   Mishra, Ajay K ^a   Mishra, Shivani B ^a   Krause, Rui W ^a   Mamba, Bhekie B ^a   Raichur, Ashok M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

4 diisocyanate; Carbon coating; Carbon covered alumina; Equilibrium adsorption; Impregnation; Olefinic; Sustainable development; Toluene 2

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ALUMINA; ALUMINUM COATINGS; ALUMINUM METALLOGRAPHY; ALUMINUM OXIDE; IMPREGNATION; LIGHT; NANOCATALYSTS; OXIDE MINERALS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; RHODAMINE B; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; THALLIUM ALLOYS; THALLIUM METALLOGRAPHY; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TITANIUM METALLOGRAPHY; TOLUENE; URANIUM METALLOGRAPHY; VANADIUM METALLOGRAPHY; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION; CATALYSTS; COATINGS; DEGRADATION; HYDROCARBONS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; SOLS; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

4-DIISOCYANATE; CARBON COATING; CARBON-COVERED ALUMINA; EQUILIBRIUM ADSORPTION; OLEFINIC; TOLUENE 2; TIO;

CARBON;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; CARBON; GRAPHITE; NANOCOATING; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBON; RHODAMINE B; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TOLUENE DIISOCYANATE; CARBON COVERED ALUMINA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADSORPTION KINETICS; ARTICLE; CARBON SOURCE; CATALYST; CHEMICAL BOND; CHROMATOGRAPHY; GEL; HIGH TEMPERATURE; ILLUMINATION; LIGHT; NANOCATALYST; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYROLYSIS; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTOR; SYNTHESIS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ADSORPTION; CATALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE;

EID: 84857935252     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-012-0790-z     Document Type: Article

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