Synthesis of TiO 2-x visible-light photocatalyst using N 2/Ar/He thermal plasma for low-concentration elemental mercury removal

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 191, Issue , 2012, Pages 378-385

  Hsi, Hsing Cheng ^a   Tsai, Cheng Yen ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Elemental mercury; Oxygen vacancy; Plasma torch; Titanium dioxide

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION REACTION; COMPETITIVE ADSORPTION; ELEMENTAL MERCURY; HEATING SOURCE; LIGHT IRRADIATIONS; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; PHOTOINDUCED HYDROPHILICITY; RED SHIFT; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; SINGLE-STEP PROCESS; THERMAL PLASMA; TIO; VISIBLE LIGHT; VISIBLE-LIGHT PHOTOCATALYSTS; XPS SPECTRA;

ADSORPTION; CATALYTIC OXIDATION; IRRADIATION; MERCURY (METAL); NANOPARTICLES; OXIDE MINERALS; OXYGEN VACANCIES; PLASMA TORCHES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

EID: 84860557395     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2012.03.035     Document Type: Article

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