Biomimetic CNT@TiO2 composite with enhanced photocatalytic properties

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 281, Issue , 2015, Pages 60-68

  Di, Jing ^a   Li, Shixiong ^a   Zhao, Zhefei ^a   Huang, Yicao ^a   Jia, Yi Alec ^b   Zheng, Huajun ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biomimetic; CNT; Photocatalysis; Solvothermal; TiO2

Indexed keywords

BIOMIMETIC PROCESSES; BIOMIMETICS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS;

BIOMIMETIC COMPOSITES; ELECTRON HOLE RECOMBINATION RATE; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PROPERTY; SOLVOTHERMAL; SOLVOTHERMAL METHOD; TIO2; TREE-LIKE STRUCTURES;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84933565368     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2015.06.067     Document Type: Article

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