Synergistic effects between TiO2 and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in a TiO2/CNTs system under visible light irradiation

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 34, Issue 17, 2013, Pages 2513-2519

  Wu, Chung Hsin ^a   Kuo, Chao Yin ^b   Chen, Shih Ting ^a  

^a NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YUNLIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

carbon nanotubes; decolourization; photodegradation; visible light

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBES; COMPLEXATION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOELECTRONS; RATE CONSTANTS; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA; SPECTROMETERS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

CALCINATION TEMPERATURE; DECOLOURIZATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PSEUDO-FIRST ORDER KINETICS; SURFACE CHARACTERISTICS; TIO; VISIBLE LIGHT; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

CARBON NANOTUBE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; COLORING AGENT; NAPHTHALENESULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; REACTIVE RED 2; TITANIUM; TRIAZINE DERIVATIVE;

ANATASE; CARBON; COMPOSITE; CRYSTALLIZATION; IRRADIATION; LIGHT; PH; PHOTODEGRADATION; RECOMBINATION; SEPARATION; SURFACE AREA; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

ARTICLE; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELECTRON; IRRADIATION; LIGHT; PH; PHOTOCATALYSIS; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; SURFACE PROPERTY; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PHOTOLYSIS;

CATALYSIS; COLORING AGENTS; LIGHT; NANOTUBES, CARBON; NAPHTHALENESULFONATES; PHOTOLYSIS; TITANIUM; TRIAZINES;

EID: 84888384383     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2013.774058     Document Type: Article

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