Expanding the applications of the ilmenite mineral to the preparation of nanostructures: TiO2 nanorods and their photocatalytic properties in the degradation of oxalic acid

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1091-1096

  Tao, Tao ^a   Chen, Ying ^a   Zhou, Dan ^b   Zhang, Hongzhou ^b   Liu, Sanly ^c   Amal, Rose ^c   Sharma, Neeraj ^d   Glushenkov, Alexey M ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

ball milling; ilmenite; nanostructures; photocatalysis; photochemistry; rutile; titanium

Indexed keywords

ACID TREATMENTS; ADVANCED APPLICATIONS; BALL-MILLED; DEGUSSA P25; GROWTH MECHANISMS; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; OXALIC ACID; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PROPERTY; RUTILE; RUTILE POWDERS; RUTILE TIO; TIO;

BALL MILLING; NANORODS; NANOSTRUCTURES; ORGANIC ACIDS; OXIDE MINERALS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ILMENITE;

ILMENITE; IRON; NANOMATERIAL; OXALIC ACID; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

CATALYSIS; IRON; NANOSTRUCTURES; OXALIC ACID; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TITANIUM;

EID: 84872171565     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: 15213765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.201202451     Document Type: Article

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