Effects of various TiO2 nanostructures and graphene oxide on photocatalytic activity of TiO2

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 279, Issue , 2014, Pages 96-104

  Gao, Peng ^a   Li, Anran ^b   Sun, Darren Delai ^a   Ng, Wun Jern ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Disinfection; Graphene oxide; Nanostructure; Photodegradation

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXATION; DISINFECTION; DYES; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GRAPHENE; NANOSHEETS; NANOSTRUCTURES; NANOTUBES; NANOWIRES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTODEGRADATION; SPHERES; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ENHANCED LIGHT ABSORPTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI (E. COLI); GRAPHENE OXIDES; MESOPOROUS STRUCTURES; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTODEGRADATION ACTIVITY; PHOTODEGRADATION EFFICIENCY; TIO;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ACID; ACID ORANGE 7; GRAPHENE OXIDE; NANOMATERIAL; NANOTUBE; NANOWIRE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; GRAPHITE; NANOPARTICLE; TITANIUM;

CATALYST; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DISINFECTION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTODEGRADATION;

ARTICLE; DISINFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT HARVESTING SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; RADIATION RESPONSE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SUNLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CATALYSIS; DISINFECTION; GRAPHITE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; NANOPARTICLES; NANOSTRUCTURES; NANOWIRES; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SUNLIGHT; TITANIUM; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84904406730     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2014.06.061     Document Type: Article

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