Metal doped nanosized titania used for the photocatalytic degradation of rhodamine B dye under visible-light

Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 4934-4942

  Mahlambi, Mphilisi M ^a   Mishra, Ajay K ^a   Mishra, Shivani B ^a   Krause, Rui W ^a   Mamba, Bhekie B ^a   Raichur, Ashok M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Band Gap; Metal Doped Titania; Photocatalytic Degradation; Rhodamine B; Visible Light Irradiation

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION BY-PRODUCTS; DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTRUM; METAL-DOPED; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PSEUDO-FIRST ORDER REACTIONS; RHODAMINE B; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ENERGY GAP; IRRADIATION; LOADING; METALS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTODEGRADATION; RHODIUM; SOL-GEL PROCESS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

METAL NANOPARTICLES;

FLUORESCENT DYE; METAL NANOPARTICLE; RHODAMINE; RHODAMINE B; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LIGHT; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

FLUORESCENT DYES; LIGHT; MATERIALS TESTING; METAL NANOPARTICLES; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; RHODAMINES; TITANIUM;

EID: 84880562197     PISSN: 15334880     EISSN: 15334899     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2013.7587     Document Type: Article

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