Solar photocatalytic activity of anatase TiO2 nanocrystals synthesized by non-hydrolitic sol-gel method

Solar Energy

Volumn 101, Issue , 2014, Pages 321-332

  Leong, Kah Hon ^a   Monash, Purushothaman ^a   Ibrahim, Shaliza ^a   Saravanan, Pichiah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

2,4 DCP degradation; Anatase TiO2; Heterogeneous photocatalyst; Natural sunlight; Non hydrolitic sol gel method

Indexed keywords

2 ,4 DICHLOROPHENOL(2 ,4 DCP); 2 ,4-DCP; ANATASE TIO2; EXCELLENT PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; HETEROGENEOUS PHOTOCATALYSTS; NATURAL SUNLIGHT; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES;

CALCINATION; IRRADIATION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTOELECTRONS; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ANATASE; CALCIFICATION; CATALYSIS; GEL; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SAMPLING; SOLAR POWER; SOLAR RADIATION; SURFACE AREA;

EID: 84892985831     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2014.01.006     Document Type: Article

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