Acid-assisted hydrothermal synthesis of nanocrystalline TiO2 from titanate nanotubes: Influence of acids on the photodegradation of gaseous toluene

Journal of Environmental Sciences (China)

Volumn 27, Issue C, 2015, Pages 232-240

  Chen, Kunyang ^a,b   Zhu, Lizhong ^a,b   Yang, Kun ^a,b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG PROVINCIAL KEY LABORATORY OF ORGANIC POLLUTION PROCESS AND CONTROL   (China)

Author keywords

CH3COOH; Gaseous toluene; Photocatalytic; TiO2 nanocrystals; Titanate nanotubes

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLITE SIZE; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; NANOCRYSTALS; NANOTUBES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; TITANIUM COMPOUNDS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; YARN;

GASEOUS TOLUENE; HYDROTHERMALLY TREATED; NANO-CRYSTALLINE TIO; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTODEGRADATION RATE; TIO; TITANATE NANOTUBES;

HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS;

ACID; MINERAL SYNTHESIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; TITANATE; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ACETIC ACID; AIR POLLUTANT; NANOPARTICLE; NANOTUBE; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR POLLUTANT; CHEMISTRY; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; PHOTOLYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ACETIC ACID; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; NANOPARTICLES; NANOTUBES; PHOTOLYSIS; TITANIUM; TOLUENE; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84927666661     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: 18787320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2014.05.044     Document Type: Article

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