A Facile Low-Temperature Hydrothermal Method to Prepare Anatase Titania/Cellulose Aerogels with Strong Photocatalytic Activities for Rhodamine B and Methyl Orange Degradations

Journal of Nanomaterials

Volumn 2015, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Wan, Caichao ^a   Lu, Yun ^b   Jin, Chunde ^c   Sun, Qingfeng ^c   Li, Jian ^a  

^a NORTHEAST FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FORESTRY   (China)

^c ZHEJIANG A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROGELS; AZO DYES; CELLULOSE; CITRUS FRUITS; DYES; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; TEMPERATURE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CELLULOSE AEROGELS; IN-SITU PREPARATIONS; LOW-TEMPERATURE HYDROTHERMAL METHODS; METHYL ORANGE DEGRADATION; ORGANIC POLLUTANT DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC REACTIONS; THREE DIMENSIONAL (3D) ARCHITECTURES;

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EID: 84929630322     PISSN: 16874110     EISSN: 16874129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2015/717016     Document Type: Article

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