Influence of triblock copolymer (pluronic F127) on enhancing the physico-chemical properties and photocatalytic response of mesoporous TiO 2

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 355, Issue , 2015, Pages 959-968

  Samsudin, Emy Marlina ^a   Hamid, Sharifah Bee Abd ^a   Juan, Joon Ching ^a   Basirun, Wan Jefrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Atrazine; Photocatalysis; Pluronic F127; TiO 2; UV light

Indexed keywords

BLOCK COPOLYMERS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLITE SIZE; DEGRADATION; ENERGY GAP; HERBICIDES; OXIDE MINERALS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SINGLE CRYSTAL SURFACES; SINGLE CRYSTALS; SURFACE DEFECTS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTRUM; PLURONIC F-127; STRUCTURE DIRECTING AGENTS; THERMODYNAMICALLY STABLE; TIO2; X RAY PHOTON SPECTROSCOPY;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84944342619     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2015.07.178     Document Type: Article

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