Tailored synthesis of photoactive TiO2 nanofibers and Au/TiO2 nanofiber composites: Structure and reactivity optimization for water treatment applications

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 1654-1663

  Nalbandian, Michael J ^a   Greenstein, Katherine E ^b   Shuai, Danmeng ^b   Zhang, Miluo ^a   Choa, Yong Ho ^c   Parkin, Gene F ^b   Myung, Nosang V ^a   Cwiertny, David M ^b  

^a University of California Riverside   (United States)

^b University of Iowa   (United States)

^c Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; EFFICIENCY; GOLD; GOLD COMPOUNDS; GOLD DEPOSITS; GOLD NANOPARTICLES; NANOPARTICLES; OXIDE MINERALS; PHASE COMPOSITION; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION; SURFACE WATERS; TIO2 NANOPARTICLES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; WATER FILTRATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

COMPOSITE NANOFIBERS; FILTRATION MATERIALS; PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS; PHOTOCATALYTIC EFFICIENCY; PHOTOCATALYTIC TREATMENT; REACTIVITY ENHANCEMENT; SOLUTION CONCENTRATION; TITANIUM DIOXIDES (TIO2);

NANOFIBERS;

ATRAZINE; CARBAMAZEPINE; DIETHYLTOLUAMIDE; GOLD NANOPARTICLE; NANOCOMPOSITE; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; SURFACE WATER; TITANIUM DIOXIDE NANOPARTICLE; DRUG; GOLD; METAL NANOPARTICLE; NANOFIBER; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANATASE; COMPOSITE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRIC FIELD; FILTRATION; FOULING; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; REACTION KINETICS; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSPINNING; GRAIN; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; ONE POT SYNTHESIS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOREACTIVITY; ROENTGEN SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEDIMENTATION; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; SURFACE TENSION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT; X RAY; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; DEVICES; FILTRATION; PROCEDURES; SURFACE PROPERTY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

CATALYSIS; FILTRATION; GOLD; METAL NANOPARTICLES; NANOFIBERS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TITANIUM; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84922157603     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es502963t     Document Type: Article

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