Photocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide by water: A step towards sustainable fuels and chemicals

Materials Science Forum

Volumn 734, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-62

  Jeyalakshmi, V ^a,b   Mahalakshmy, R ^a   Krishnamurthy, K R ^b   Viswanathan, B ^b  

^a THIAGARAJAR COLLEGE   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Bandgap; Doping; Mixed metal oxides; Multi walled carbon nano tubes (MWCNT); Photocatalysis; Photocatalytic reactor; Titania; Titania nanotubes

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; CATALYST SELECTIVITY; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; ENERGY GAP; HYDROGEN FUELS; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; METAL COMPLEXES; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NANOTUBES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PRODUCT DESIGN; REACTION RATES; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SURFACE REACTIONS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ELECTROCHEMICAL REDUCTIONS; INFLUENCE OF PROCESS PARAMETERS; MIXED METAL OXIDE; PHOTOCATALYTIC REACTORS; PHOTOCATALYTIC REDUCTION; TECHNOLOGICAL CHALLENGES; TITANIA; TITANIA NANOTUBES;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

EID: 84873022566     PISSN: 02555476     EISSN: 16629752     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.734.1     Document Type: Article

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