Synthesis and characterization of TiO2 nanotube photoanode and its application in photoelectrocatalytic degradation of model environmental pharmaceuticals

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 88, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1488-1497

  Nie, Xin ^a,d   Chen, Jiangyao ^a,d   Li, Guiying ^a   Shi, Huixian ^a   Zhao, Huijun ^b   Wong, Po Keung ^c   An, Taicheng ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Acyclovir; Degradation; Photocatalytic activity; Photoelectrochemical responses

Indexed keywords

ANODIC OXIDATION; DEGRADATION; EFFICIENCY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; IMPURITIES; MORPHOLOGY; NANOTUBES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; POLYSULFONES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; VIRUSES; YARN;

ACYCLOVIR; ETHYLENE GLYCOL SOLUTIONS; ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS IN WATER; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOELECTROCATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL RESPONSE; SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATIONS;

NANOPORES;

ACICLOVIR; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; NANOTUBE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DEGRADATION; DISSOLUTION; DRUG CONTAMINATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; NANOPORE; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOELECTROCATALYSIS; SYNTHESIS; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

EID: 84879889712     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: 10974660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.3992     Document Type: Article

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