Synthesis, characterization and photocatalytic activity of Al 2O3-TiO2 based composites

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 125-134

  Ali, Zulfiqar ^a,b   Aslam, M ^c   Ismail, Iqbal M I ^c   Hameed, A ^b,c   Hussain, Syed Tajammul ^b   Chaudhry, Muhammad Nawaz ^a   Gondal, M A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB   (Pakistan)

^b QUAID I AZAM UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^c KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^d NONE   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

composites; Dyes; photocatalysis; photocorrosion; sunlight

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; ALUMINUM OXIDE; BACKSCATTERING; CATALYSTS; COMPLEXATION; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COPPER OXIDES; CORROSION; CRYSTALLITE SIZE; DYES; ION CHROMATOGRAPHY; OXIDE MINERALS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TITANIUM DIOXIDE; ULTRAVIOLET VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS; ZIRCONIA;

PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; PHOTOCORROSION; RUTHERFORD BACK-SCATTERING; SUNLIGHT; THEORETICAL CALCULATIONS; UV VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY; UV-VISIBLE DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY;

ALIZARIN; ALUMINUM TITANIUM OXIDE; CONGO RED; DIRECT BLUE 15; DYE; INDIGO CARMINE; METAL; NANOCOMPOSITE; ROSE BENGAL; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CATALYST; CORROSION; DEGRADATION; DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PHOTOCATALYSIS; RUTHERFORD BACK SCATTERING SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECTROSCOPY; SUNLIGHT; SYNTHESIS; THEORETICAL STUDY; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; CATALYSIS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, ION EXCHANGE; COPPER; KINETICS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; TITANIUM; X-RAY DIFFRACTION; ZIRCONIUM;

EID: 84886029228     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2013.824789     Document Type: Article

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