Enhancing the photocatalytic properties of TiO2 by coupling with carbon nanotubes and supporting gold

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 235-236, Issue , 2012, Pages 230-236

  Wang, Huihu ^a,b   Dong, Shijie ^a   Chang, Ying ^a   Faria, Joaquim L ^b  

^a HUBEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Gold photocatalysis; Heterogeneous composite photocatalysts; MB; TiO2

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; ADSORPTION DESORPTION ISOTHERMS; COMPOSITE PHOTOCATALYSTS; DEPOSITION PRECIPITATION METHODS; DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE-UV-VIS; LIGHT PHOTON; MB; PHOTOACTIVITY; PHOTOCATALYTIC PROPERTY; PHOTODEGRADATION OF METHYLENE BLUE; TIO; WEIGHT RATIOS; XRD , TEM;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CARBON NANOTUBES; GOLD; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTONS; PHOTOSENSITIZERS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); ULTRAVIOLET VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

CARBON NANOTUBE; GOLD; METHYLENE BLUE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ADSORPTION; ANATASE; CARBON; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; COMPOSITE; DYE; FULLERENE; GOLD; ISOTHERM; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTODEGRADATION;

ABSORPTION; ADSORPTION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CATALYST; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTON; REACTION OPTIMIZATION; SURFACE PROPERTY; SYNTHESIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ADSORPTION; CATALYSIS; GOLD; METHYLENE BLUE; NANOTUBES, CARBON; PHOTOLYSIS; TITANIUM; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84865748577     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2012.07.050     Document Type: Article

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