Ceramic aerogels from TEMPO-oxidized cellulose nanofibre templates: Synthesis, characterization, and photocatalytic properties

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry

Volumn 261, Issue , 2013, Pages 53-60

  Melone, Lucio ^a   Altomare, Lina ^a   Alfieri, Ilaria ^b   Lorenzi, Andrea ^b   De Nardo, Luigi ^a   Punta, Carlo ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aerogels; Cellular solids; Cellulose; Nano fibers; Photocatalysis; Titanium oxide

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878004275     PISSN: 10106030     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2013.04.004     Document Type: Article

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