Block copolymers for the synthesis of pure and Bi-promoted nano-TiO 2 as active photocatalysts

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2012, Pages

  Meroni, D ^a   Pifferi, V ^a   Sironi, B ^a   Cappelletti, G ^a   Falciola, L ^a   Cerrato, G ^b   Ardizzone, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bi promoted titania; Photocatalysis; Pluronic block copolymers

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; BISMUTH COMPOUNDS; BISMUTH METALLOGRAPHY; BLOCK COPOLYMERS; COMPLEXATION; CRYSTALLINITY; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LIGHT SCATTERING; MESOPOROUS MATERIALS; MICELLES; MINERALOGY; OXIDE MINERALS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; PORE SIZE; SCAFFOLDS; SOL-GELS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; URANIUM METALLOGRAPHY; VANADIUM METALLOGRAPHY;

ELECTRON-HOLE RECOMBINATION; HIGH-RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION MICROSCOPIES; PHOTOCURRENT MEASUREMENT; PHOTODEGRADATION OF METHYLENE BLUE; PHOTOGENERATED ELECTRONS; PLURONIC BLOCK COPOLYMERS; TITANIA; ZETA POTENTIAL DETERMINATIONS;

MAGNETIC SEMICONDUCTORS;

BISMUTH; FORMIC ACID; METHYLENE BLUE; MOLECULAR SCAFFOLD; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LIGHT SCATTERING; MICELLE; MINERALIZATION; NANOCHEMISTRY; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; SYNTHESIS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZETA POTENTIAL;

EID: 84864351399     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-012-1086-z     Document Type: Article

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