Are TiO2nanotubes worth using in photocatalytic purification of air and water?

Molecules

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 15075-15087

  Pichat, Pierre ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Photocatalysis; Purification of air and water; TiO2; Titanium dioxide nanotubes

Indexed keywords

NANOTUBE; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

AIR; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PROCEDURES; WATER MANAGEMENT;

AIR; CATALYSIS; NANOTUBES; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; TITANIUM; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84907446907     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules190915075     Document Type: Review

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