A novel mixed-phase TiO 2/kaolinite composites and their photocatalytic activity for degradation of organic contaminants

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 172, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 936-943

  Zhang, Yalei ^a   Gan, Huihui ^b   Zhang, Gaoke ^b  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b WUHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

4 Nitrophenol; Acid red G; Heterojunction; Kaolinite; Photocatalysis; TiO 2

Indexed keywords

4-NITROPHENOL; 4-NITROPHENOL (4-NP); ACID RED G; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; HIGH SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA; LOW TEMPERATURES; MIXED PHASE; MIXED PHASIS; NITROGEN ADSORPTION; ORGANIC CONTAMINANT; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; SIMPLE METHOD; TERNARY MIXTURES; TIO; UV-VIS DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTRUM;

AZO DYES; BINARY MIXTURES; COMPLEXATION; DIFFRACTION; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; HIGH RESOLUTION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; KAOLIN; KAOLINITE; OXIDE MINERALS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84860394053     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2011.07.005     Document Type: Article

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