TiO 2/palygorskite composite nanocrystalline films prepared by surfactant templating route: Synergistic effect to the photocatalytic degradation of an azo-dye in water

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 211-212, Issue , 2012, Pages 68-76

  Stathatos, E ^a   Papoulis, D ^b   Aggelopoulos, C A ^a,c   Panagiotaras, D ^a   Nikolopoulou, A ^b  

^a TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^c INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCES   (Greece)

Author keywords

Clay mineral; Nanocrystalline; Palygorskite; Photocatalysis; Sol gel method; Titanium dioxide

Indexed keywords

ANATASE CRYSTALS; BASIC BLUE 41; CHEMICAL METHOD; GLASS SUBSTRATES; MICROFIBERS; MICROFIBROUS; MICROSCOPY TECHNIQUE; NANOCRYSTALLINE FILMS; NANOCRYSTALLINE TIO; NANOCRYSTALLINES; ORGANIC MATERIALS; PALYGORSKITE CLAYS; PALYGORSKITES; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTO-DISCOLORATION; PORE-DIRECTING AGENT; POROSIMETRY; SOL-GEL ROUTES; SURFACTANT TEMPLATING; SYNERGISTIC EFFECT; TIO; WATER MOLECULE; WEIGHT RATIOS;

ACETIC ACID; AZO DYES; CLAY MINERALS; DISCOLORATION; NONIONIC SURFACTANTS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTODEGRADATION; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SUBSTRATES; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS;

ACETIC ACID; ATTAPULGITE; AZO DYE; NANOPARTICLE; NONIONIC SURFACTANT; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; WATER; AZO COMPOUND; COLORING AGENT; MAGNESIUM DERIVATIVE; NANOCOMPOSITE; OCTOXINOL; SILICON DERIVATIVE; SURFACTANT; TITANIUM;

ACETIC ACID; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; COLOR; CRYSTALLINITY; DYE; FILM; HOMOGENEITY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; OXIDE; PHOTODEGRADATION; SUBSTRATE; SURFACTANT; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; DEGRADATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MICROSCOPY; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SYNTHESIS; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; METHODOLOGY; PHOTOLYSIS; RADIATION EXPOSURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

AZO COMPOUNDS; CATALYSIS; COLORING AGENTS; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; NANOCOMPOSITES; OCTOXYNOL; PHOTOLYSIS; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; TITANIUM; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84858288137     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.11.055     Document Type: Article

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