Characterization and photocatalytic evaluation of polypropylene and polyethylene pellets coated with P25 TiO2 using the controlled-temperature embedding method

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 203, Issue , 2012, Pages 398-405

  Velásquez, Jorge ^a   Valencia, Sergio ^a   Rios, Luis ^a   Restrepo, Gloria ^a   Marín, Juan ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTIOQUIA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Coating; Photocatalysis; Polyethylene; Polypropylene; Titanium dioxide

Indexed keywords

4-CHLOROPHENOL; COATED POLYMERS; COATING ADHESION; DEGUSSA; DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE-UV-VIS; DR/UV-VIS; EMBEDDING METHOD; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; EROSION TEST; FTIR; HIGH ACTIVITY; MODEL COMPOUND; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; POLYETHYLENE PELLETS; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SEM/EDS; STEREOMICROSCOPY; SURFACE AREA; SURFACE ENGINEERING; TIO; UV/ VIS SPECTROSCOPY;

CATALYSTS; COATINGS; DEGRADATION; DIFFERENTIAL THERMAL ANALYSIS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; GLYCEROL; OXIDES; PELLETIZING; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PLASTIC COATINGS; POLYETHYLENES; POLYPROPYLENES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; THERMOPLASTICS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; ULTRAVIOLET VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

POLYMERS;

GLYCERINE;

EID: 84865662185     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2012.07.068     Document Type: Article

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