Improvement of the structural, morphology, and optical properties of TiO2 for solar treatment of industrial wastewater

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2012, Pages

  Saif, M ^a   Aboul Fotouh, S M K ^a   El Molla, S A ^a   Ibrahim, M M ^a   Ismail, L F M ^b  

^a Ain Shams University   (Egypt)

^b Al Azhar University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Fluorescence; Hydrothermal; Sol gel; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; FLUORESCENCE; INDUSTRIAL WATER TREATMENT; MORPHOLOGY; NANOPARTICLES; NANORODS; OXIDE MINERALS; RED SHIFT; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ELECTRON-HOLE RECOMBINATION; HYDROTHERMAL; HYDROTHERMAL PREPARATION; HYDROTHERMAL TREATMENTS; INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE MEASUREMENTS; POST-HYDROTHERMAL TREATMENTS; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE;

TIO2 NANOPARTICLES;

EID: 84867641200     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-012-1227-4     Document Type: Article

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