TiO2-SiO2 films from organic-free colloidal TiO2 anatase nanoparticles as photocatalyst for removal of volatile organic compounds from indoor air

Applied Catalysis B: Environmental

Volumn 184, Issue , 2016, Pages 119-131

  Šuligoj, Andraž ^a,b   Štangar, Urška Lavrenčič ^a   Ristić, Alenka ^b   Mazaj, Matjaž ^b   Verhovšek, Dejan ^c   Tušar, Nataša Novak ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOVA GORICA   (Slovenia)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovenia)

^c Cinkarna Celje   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Colloidal TiO2; Decomposition of volatile organic compounds (VOC); Indoor air cleaning; Photocatalysis; TiO2 SiO2 Films

Indexed keywords

AIR CLEANERS; FORMALDEHYDE; GASES; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; NANOPARTICLES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ADSORPTION CAPABILITY; ANATASE NANOPARTICLES; COLLOIDAL TIO; DECOMPOSITION OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; INDOOR AIR; PHOTOCATALYTIC EFFICIENCY; TIO; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND (VOC);

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84948845089     PISSN: 09263373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2015.11.007     Document Type: Article

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