Photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue by a combination of TiO 2-anatase and coconut shell activated carbon

Powder Technology

Volumn 225, Issue , 2012, Pages 167-175

  Le, Hoang Anh ^a   Linh, Le Thuy ^a   Chin, Sungmin ^a   Jurng, Jongsoo ^a  

^a Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Carbonized coconut; Chemical vapor condensation; Methylene blue; Photocatalytic degradation; TiO 2

Indexed keywords

CARBONIZED COCONUT; CHEMICAL VAPOR CONDENSATION; METHYLENE BLUE; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; TIO;

ACTIVATED CARBON; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; CONDENSATION; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOELECTRONS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VAPORS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ACTIVATED CARBON; COCONUT SHELL ACTIVATED CARBON; METHYLENE BLUE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BRUNAUER EMMETT TELLER SURFACE AREA; CATALYST; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL VAPOR CONDENSATION; COCONUT; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SURFACE PROPERTY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84861186098     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: 1873328X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2012.04.004     Document Type: Article

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