TiO2 photocatalysis: progress from fundamentals to modification technology

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 52, Issue 34-36, 2014, Pages 6567-6590

  Pattanaik, P ^a   Sahoo, M K ^b  

^a Government College   (India)

^b NORTH EASTERN HILL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Composite semiconductor; Doping; Dye sensitization; Heterogeneous photocatalysis; Mineralization

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; DYE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; MINERALIZATION; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; TITANIUM; COMPOSITE; ELECTRON; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; REMEDIATION;

EID: 84908260157     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2013.822187     Document Type: Article

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