Synthesis of natural porous minerals supported TiO2 nanoparticles and their photocatalytic performance towards Rhodamine B degradation

Powder Technology

Volumn 262, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-8

  Wang, Bin ^a,b   Zhang, Guangxin ^a   Sun, Zhiming ^a   Zheng, Shuilin ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diatomite; Durability; Sol gel; Titanium dioxide

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; DURABILITY; GAS ADSORPTION; HYBRID MATERIALS; OXIDE MINERALS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; POROSITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

DIATOMITE; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; HIGH PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; NITROGEN ADSORPTION-DESORPTION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; TRANSFORMATION TEMPERATURES; X-RAY DIFFRACTION TECHNIQUES;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

MINERAL; RHODAMINE B; TITANIUM DIOXIDE NANOPARTICLE;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CATALYST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESORPTION; HIGH TEMPERATURE; ISOTHERM; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POROSITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY; SYNTHESIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84899784544     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: 1873328X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2014.04.050     Document Type: Article

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