A review on catalytic applications of Au/TiO2 nanoparticles in the removal of water pollutant

Chemosphere

Volumn 107, Issue , 2014, Pages 163-174

  Ayati, Ali ^a   Ahmadpour, Ali ^b   Bamoharram, Fatemeh F ^c   Tanhaei, Bahareh ^a   Mänttäri, Mika ^a   Sillanpää, Mika ^a  

^a LAPPEENRANTA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

^c ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Gold nanoparticles; Photocatalysis; Pollutant; Support; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

AZO DYES; CATALYST ACTIVITY; COMPLEXATION; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; GOLD NANOPARTICLES; IRRADIATION; MAGNETIC SEMICONDUCTORS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; SUPPORTS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TREATMENT;

CATALYTIC APPLICATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; PHOTOCATALYSIS PROCESS; PHOTOCATALYTIC OXIDATIONS; POLLUTANT; SEMICONDUCTOR COUPLING; TOXIC ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WATER TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES;

GOLD DEPOSITS;

AZO DYE; CARBON NANOTUBE; GOLD NANOPARTICLE; GRAPHENE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE NANOPARTICLE;

BIODEGRADATION; CALCIFICATION; CATALYSIS; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PARTICLE SIZE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER TREATMENT;

CATALYST SUPPORT; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; COVALENT BOND; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LOW TEMPERATURE; MINERALIZATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PH; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOOXIDATION; QUANTUM YIELD; REVIEW; SEMICONDUCTOR; SOLAR RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

GOLD NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; POLLUTANT; SUPPORT; TIO(2); WATER TREATMENT;

CATALYSIS; GOLD; METAL NANOPARTICLES; TITANIUM; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84901610419     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.01.040     Document Type: Review

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