A bifunctionalized dye-sensitized TiO2 film for efficient degradation of methyl orange under visible light irradiation

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 843-849

  Wu, Quanping ^a,b   Zhao, Jun ^a   Qin, Guohui ^b   Wang, Xuezheng ^b   Tong, Xinli ^b   Xue, Song ^b  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TIANJIN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Dye sensitized TiO2 film; External DC potential; Methyl orange; Photocatalytic degradation

Indexed keywords

ANODE ELECTRODES; DC POTENTIAL; DEGRADATION EFFICIENCY; DYE SENSITIZED; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ELECTRICAL POTENTIAL; EXTERNAL POTENTIAL; FILM ELECTRODES; INORGANIC SALTS; METHYL ORANGE; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; POSITIVE CHARGES; TIO; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

AZO DYES; DEGRADATION; PH EFFECTS; PHOTODEGRADATION; SEPARATION; SOLAR CELLS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

DYES;

INORGANIC SALT; METHYL ORANGE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

DYE; ELECTRODE; ELECTRON; LIGHT EFFECT; ORGANIC CARBON; OXIDE; PH; PHOTODEGRADATION; RADIATION BALANCE;

ARTICLE; DECOLORIZATION; DECOMPOSITION; DEGRADATION; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODE; ELECTRON; FILM; IRRADIATION; PH; REACTOR; SENSITIZATION; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WATER POLLUTION;

AZO COMPOUNDS; COLOR; COLORING AGENTS; ELECTRODES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LIGHT; NITRATES; PHOTOLYSIS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SULFATES; TITANIUM; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84864406290     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2012.247     Document Type: Article

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