Effect of microwave heating on the structure, morphology and photocatalytic activity of hydrogen titanate nanotubes

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 744-751

  Mostafa, Nasser Y ^a,b   El Bahy, Zeinhom M ^a,c  

^a TAIF UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Suez Canal University   (Egypt)

^c Al Azhar University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Hydrothermal treatment; Microwave annealing; Photocatalysis; Rose Bengal; Titania nanotubes

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; CATALYSIS; CATALYTIC OXIDATION; MICROWAVE HEATING; MICROWAVES; NANOTUBES; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOCATALYSIS; TITANIUM COMPOUNDS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; YARN;

CATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; CHARACTERIZATION TECHNIQUES; HYDROTHERMAL TREATMENTS; MICROWAVE ANNEALING; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; ROSE BENGAL; SPECTROSCOPIC TECHNIQUE; TITANIA NANOTUBES;

CATALYST ACTIVITY;

EID: 84929610190     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22133437     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2015.04.004     Document Type: Article

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