Photocatalysis of heat treated sodium- and hydrogen-titanate nanoribbons for water splitting, H2/O2 generation and oxalic acid oxidation

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 93, Issue , 2013, Pages 341-349

  Kiatkittipong, Kunlanan ^a,b   Iwase, Akihide ^b   Scott, Jason ^b   Amal, Rose ^b  

^a KING MONGKUT'S INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY LADKRABANG   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Catalyst; Ion exchange; Nanostructure; Phase change; Photocatalytic activity; Titanate

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; HYDROGEN; ION EXCHANGE; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; NANORIBBONS; NANORODS; NANOSTRUCTURES; ORGANIC ACIDS; OXALIC ACID; PHOTOCATALYSIS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

HYDROGEN TITANATE; INTRINSIC PROPERTY; PHASE CHANGE; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; SACRIFICIAL AGENTS; SODIUM TITANATES; TITANATE; WATER SPLITTING REACTIONS;

SODIUM;

EID: 84875072922     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2013.02.001     Document Type: Article

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