Design of graphene-based TiO2 photocatalysts-a review

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 3676-3687

  Morales Torres, Sergio ^a   Pastrana Martínez, Luisa M ^a   Figueiredo, José L ^a   Faria, Joaquim L ^a   Silva, Adrián M T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Application; Composite; Environment; Graphene; Mechanistic fundamentals; Photocatalyst; Synthesis; TiO2

Indexed keywords

GRAPHITE; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

CATALYSIS; CATALYST; COMPOSITE; DEGRADATION; DYE; FUEL CELL; GRAPHITE; HYDROGEN; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; METHODOLOGY; PHOTOCHEMICAL SMOG; PHOTOCHEMISTRY;

CATALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; GRAPHITE; OXIDANTS, PHOTOCHEMICAL; PHOTOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; TITANIUM;

EID: 84867096908     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-012-0939-4     Document Type: Article

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