Solvothermal alcoholysis synthesis of hierarchical TiO2 with enhanced activity in environmental and energy photocatalysis

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C: Photochemistry Reviews

Volumn 28, Issue , 2016, Pages 72-86

  Bian, Zhenfeng ^a   Zhu, Jian ^a   Li, Hexing ^b  

^a SHANGHAI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRIC POWER   (China)

Author keywords

Environmental and energy; Hierarchical structure; Photocatalysis; Solvothermal alcoholysis; Structure control; Titanium dioxide

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; OXIDES; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ALCOHOLYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL AND ENERGY; HIERARCHICAL STRUCTURES; PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; POROUS STRUCTURES; SEMICONDUCTOR PHOTOCATALYST; STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; STRUCTURE CONTROL;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE;

EID: 84979658567     PISSN: 13895567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochemrev.2016.06.002     Document Type: Review

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