Synthesis of TiO2 hollow sphere multimer photocatalyst by etching titanium plate and its application to the photocatalytic decomposition of gaseous styrene

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 228, Issue , 2013, Pages 834-842

  Chen, Jiangyao ^a,b   Nie, Xin ^a,b   Shi, Huixian ^a   Li, Guiying ^a   An, Taicheng ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Decomposition; Formation mechanism; Photocatalyst; TiO2 hollow sphere multimer; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION DESORPTION; ANATASE CRYSTALLINITY; FORMATION MECHANISM; HOLLOW SPHERE; HYDROTHERMALLY TREATED; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC DECOMPOSITION; UV-VIS ABSORPTION SPECTRA;

DECOMPOSITION; DEIONIZED WATER; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPHERES; STYRENE; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WATER TREATMENT; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

PHOTOCATALYSTS;

EID: 84879288277     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2013.05.066     Document Type: Article

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