Effect of carbon and nitrogen co-doping on characteristics and sonocatalytic activity of TiO2 nanotubes catalyst for degradation of Rhodamine B in water

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 214, Issue , 2013, Pages 129-138

  Pang, Yean Ling ^a   Abdullah, Ahmad Zuhairi ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Characteristics; CN co doping; Rhodamine B; Sonocatalytic degradation; Surface oxygen vacancy; TiO2 NTs

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERISTICS; CO-DOPING; RHODAMINE B; SONOCATALYTIC DEGRADATION; SURFACE OXYGEN VACANCIES; TIO;

ATOMS; CARBON; CATALYSTS; NANOTUBES; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; OXYGEN VACANCIES; RATE CONSTANTS; TITANIUM CARBIDE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; UREA; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84869865245     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2012.10.036     Document Type: Article

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