Preparation and photocatalytic activity of fly ash incorporated TiO2 nanofibers for effective removal of organic pollutants

Ceramics International

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1771-1777

  Saud, Prem Singh ^a,b   Pant, Bishweshwar ^a   Park, Mira ^a   Chae, Su Hyeong ^a   Park, Soo Jin ^c   Ei Newehy, Mohamed ^d,e   Al Deyab, Salem S ^d   Kim, Hak Yong ^a  

^a Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

^c Inha University   (South Korea)

^d KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^e Tanta University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Electrospinning; Fly ash; Nanofiber; Photocatalyst

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; DRIERS (MATERIALS); ELECTROSPINNING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLY ASH; NANOFIBERS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER POLLUTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ADSORPTION PROPERTIES; ANTI-BACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBACTERIAL; ANTIBACTERIAL MATERIALS; ELECTROSPINNING PROCESS; ELECTROSPUN NANOFIBERS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; TITANIUM TETRAISOPROPOXIDE;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

EID: 84922340922     PISSN: 02728842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2014.09.123     Document Type: Article

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