Hierarchical TiO 2/CdS " spindle-like" composite with high photodegradation and antibacterial capability under visible light irradiation

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 229-230, Issue , 2012, Pages 209-216

  Gao, Peng ^a   Liu, Jincheng ^a   Zhang, Tong ^a   Sun, Darren Delai ^a   Ng, Wunjern ^a,b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Hot injection; Photodegradation; TiO 2 CdS composites

Indexed keywords

ANTIBACTERIAL; CDS; CDS NANOCRYSTALS; ELECTRON HOLE PAIRS; ELECTRONS AND HOLES; EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE; HIERARCHICAL COMPOSITE; HIGH CRYSTALLINITY; HIGHER EFFICIENCY; HOT-INJECTION; MASS RATIO; MESOCRYSTALS; NANOPOROUS TIO; OPTIMAL MASS RATIO; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC REACTIONS; PHOTORESPONSES; RHODAMINE B; TIO; UNIFORM DISTRIBUTION; VISIBLE REGION; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION; WATER PURIFICATION;

CADMIUM SULFIDE; CHARGE TRANSFER; DEGRADATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; SUPERCONDUCTING MATERIALS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; WATER SUPPLY;

CADMIUM COMPOUNDS;

CADMIUM SULFIDE; RHODAMINE B; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CADMIUM DERIVATIVE; CADMIUM SELENIDE; FLUORESCENT DYE; NANOPARTICLE; RHODAMINE; SELENIUM DERIVATIVE; TITANIUM;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; COMPOSITE; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; LIGHT INTENSITY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PHOTODEGRADATION; VISIBLE SPECTRUM;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; ELECTRON; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LIGHT; LIGHT IRRADIANCE; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; BACTERIAL COUNT; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; METHODOLOGY; PHOTOLYSIS; RADIATION EXPOSURE; WATER POLLUTANT;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CATALYSIS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENT DYES; LIGHT; NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOLYSIS; RHODAMINES; SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; TITANIUM; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84863831300     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2012.05.099     Document Type: Article

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