Influence of pH on the formulation of TiO2 nano-crystalline powders with high photocatalytic activity

Powder Technology

Volumn 253, Issue , 2014, Pages 22-28

  Molea, Andreia ^a   Popescu, Violeta ^a,b   Rowson, Neil A ^c   Dinescu, Adrian M ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CLUJ NAPOCA   (Romania)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN MICROTECHNOLOGIES   (Romania)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Catalysis; Hydrolysis; Methylene Blue dye; PH effect; Photodegradation process; Titanium dioxide

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINE PHASIS; HIGH PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; METHYLENE BLUE DYE; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; RAMAN MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROCESS; SYNTHESIS CONDITIONS; UV-VIS SPECTROSCOPY;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CATALYSIS; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; HYDROLYSIS; OXIDE MINERALS; PH EFFECTS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; POWDERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

METHYLENE BLUE; NANOCRYSTAL; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMETER; GENERAL DEVICE; LIGHT; MICROSCOPY; PH; PHOTOCATALYSIS; POWDER; RAMAN MICROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SURFACE CHARGE; SYNTHESIS; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84889590783     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: 1873328X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2013.10.040     Document Type: Article

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