A parametric study of visible-light sensitive TiO2 photocatalysts synthesis via a facile sol–gel N-doping method

Journal of Experimental Nanoscience

Volumn 10, Issue 15, 2015, Pages 1153-1165

  Zhang, Wei ^a   Zou, Linda ^a   Dionysio, Dionysois ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b 705 Engineering Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

photocatalysis; sol gel; TiO2; visible light sensitive; water purification

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CALCINATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; IRRADIATION; LIGHT; LIGHT SENSITIVE MATERIALS; MOLAR RATIO; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; SOLS; TIO2 NANOPARTICLES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

CALCINATIONS TEMPERATURE; METHYLENE BLUE; PARAMETRIC STUDY; TIO2; TIO2 PHOTOCATALYST; VISIBLE LIGHT; VISIBLE-LIGHT ACTIVITY; WATER PURIFICATION;

NITROGEN COMPOUNDS;

COPPER; INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT; METHYLENE BLUE; MICROSPHERE; NANOCOMPOSITE; NITROGEN; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DEGRADATION; DESORPTION; FLUORESCENCE; GEL; HYSTERESIS; ISOTHERM; LIGHT; OXIDATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PH; PHASE TRANSITION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOL GEL; SOLAR RADIATION; SURFACE AREA; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; ZETA POTENTIAL;

EID: 84938419688     PISSN: 17458080     EISSN: 17458099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17458080.2014.985751     Document Type: Article

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