Sol-gel synthesis of mesoporous mixed Fe2O3/TiO2 photocatalyst: Application for degradation of 4-chlorophenol

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 252-253, Issue , 2013, Pages 233-242

  Palanisamy, B ^a   Babu, C M ^a   Sundaravel, B ^a   Anandan, S ^b   Murugesan, V ^a  

^a ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b INTERNATIONAL ADVANCED RESEARCH CENTRE FOR POWDER METALLURGY AND NEW MATERIALS ARCI   (India)

Author keywords

4 Chlorophenol; Fe2O3 TiO2; Mesoporous; Photocatalysis; Photosensitization

Indexed keywords

4-CHLOROPHENOL; ISOMORPHIC SUBSTITUTION; MESOPOROUS; MESOPOROUS STRUCTURES; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOSENSITIZATION; SOLAR PHOTOCATALYTIC DEGRADATION; TRANSITION-METAL OXIDES;

CATALYST ACTIVITY; MESOPOROUS MATERIALS; PHENOLS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTODEGRADATION; SOL-GEL PROCESS;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

4 CHLOROPHENOL; IRON OXIDE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; CATALYSIS; CATION; CHLOROPHENOL; IRON OXIDE; PHOTODEGRADATION; POROSITY; SOLAR RADIATION; TITANIUM; VISIBLE SPECTRUM;

ARTICLE; GEL; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOSENSITIZATION; SUNLIGHT; SYNTHESIS; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CATALYSIS; CHLOROPHENOLS; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; GELS; PHOTOLYSIS; SUNLIGHT; TITANIUM; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84875633620     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2013.02.060     Document Type: Article

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