Decahedral-shaped anatase titania photocatalyst particles: Synthesis in a newly developed coaxial-flow gas-phase reactor

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 289, Issue , 2016, Pages 502-512

  Janczarek, Marcin ^a,b   Kowalska, Ewa ^a   Ohtani, Bunsho ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b GDANSK UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Anatase titania; Coaxial flow reactor; Decahedral shaped particles; Gas phase synthesis; Photocatalytic activity

Indexed keywords

GASES; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS;

ANATASE TITANIA; COAXIAL FLOW; GAS-PHASE SYNTHESIS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; SHAPED PARTICLES;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84955112874     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2016.01.008     Document Type: Article

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