Controlled nitrogen insertion in titanium dioxide for optimal photocatalytic degradation of atrazine

RSC Advances

Volumn 5, Issue 55, 2015, Pages 44041-44052

  Samsudin, Emy Marlina ^a   Abd Hamid, Sharifah Bee ^a   Juan, Joon Ching ^a   Basirun, Wan Jefrey ^a   Kandjani, Ahmad Esmaielzadeh ^b   Bhargava, Suresh K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ENERGY GAP; HERBICIDES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ABSORPTION DEFECT; BAND GAP REDUCTION; CATALYST PRODUCTS; HIGH CRYSTALLINITY; NITROGEN INCORPORATION; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; STRUCTURAL FRAMEWORKS;

NITROGEN;

EID: 84930226783     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20462069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c5ra00890e     Document Type: Article

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