TiO2 based photocatalytic coatings: From nanostructure to functional properties

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 225, Issue , 2013, Pages 880-886

  Costa, Anna Luisa ^a   Ortelli, Simona ^a   Blosi, Magda ^a   Albonetti, Stefania ^b   Vaccari, Angelo ^b   Dondi, Michele ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR CERAMICS   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hydrophilicity; Nanocoatings; Nanosols; Photocatalytic efficiency; TiO2; Z potential

Indexed keywords

NANO-COATINGS; NANOSOLS; PHOTOCATALYTIC EFFICIENCY; TIO; Z POTENTIAL;

AGGLOMERATION; COATINGS; NANOSTRUCTURES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

HYDROPHILICITY;

EID: 84878896032     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2013.04.037     Document Type: Article

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