Synthesis and optimization of Ag-TiO2 composite nanofibers for photocatalytic treatment of impaired water sources

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 299, Issue , 2015, Pages 141-148

  Nalbandian, Michael J ^a   Zhang, Miluo ^a   Sanchez, Joel ^a   Kim, Seil ^b   Choa, Yong Ho ^b   Cwiertny, David M ^c   Myung, Nosang V ^a  

^a University of California Riverside   (United States)

^b Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs); Electrospinning; Nanoparticle synthesis; Nanotechnology; Photocatalysis; Water and wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; ELECTROSPINNING; ENERGY GAP; METAL NANOPARTICLES; NANOFIBERS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OXIDE MINERALS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOREACTIVITY; SILVER NANOPARTICLES; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TITANIUM DIOXIDE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT;

ADVANCED OXIDATION PROCESS; ANTI-MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; COMPOSITE NANOFIBERS; NANOPARTICLE SYNTHESIS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC TREATMENT; PRECURSOR COMPOSITION; WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENTS;

SILVER COMPOUNDS;

NANOCOMPOSITE; NANOFIBER; SILVER NANOPARTICLE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE NANOPARTICLE;

CATALYSIS; COMPOSITE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; REACTION KINETICS; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; DEGRADATION; DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ELECTROSPINNING; HEAT TREATMENT; NANOFABRICATION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOREACTIVITY; SURFACE AREA; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; SYNTHESIS; VISCOSITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84934992495     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2015.05.053     Document Type: Article

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