Impact of calcination atmospheres on the physiochemical and photocatalytic properties of nanocrystalline TiO2 and Si-doped TiO2

Ceramics International

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 11409-11417

  Klaysri, Rachan ^a   Wichaidit, Sopita ^a   Tubchareon, Tassanee ^a   Nokjan, Supamas ^b   Piticharoenphun, Sunthon ^b   Mekasuwandumrong, Okorn ^b   Praserthdam, Piyasan ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b SILPAKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Photocatalyst; Si doped TiO2; Solvothermal; Sol gel method; TiO2 nanocatalyst

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CALCINATION; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; IRRADIATION; LIGHT; MAGNETIC MOMENTS; PHASE STABILITY; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTODEGRADATION; SILICON; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; SPECTROMETERS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY SPECTROMETERS;

DOPED-TIO; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY SPECTROMETERS; NANO-CATALYST; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PROPERTY; PHYSIO-CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; SOLVOTHERMAL; SURFACE AND INTERFACES;

X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84930919266     PISSN: 02728842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2015.05.104     Document Type: Article

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