PEG-assisted synthesis of crystal TiO2 nanowires with high specific surface area for enhanced photocatalytic degradation of atrazine

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 268, Issue , 2015, Pages 170-179

  Zhang, Yanlin ^a   Han, Changseok ^b   Zhang, Geshan ^b   Dionysiou, Dionysios D ^b,c   Nadagouda, Mallikarjuna N ^d  

^a SOUTH CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b 705 Engineering Research Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

^d SET's College of Pharmacy   (India)

Author keywords

Atrazine; Oriented interconnection; PEG assisted synthesis; TiO2 nanowires

Indexed keywords

CALCINATION; HERBICIDES; IRRADIATION; NANOWIRES; OXIDE MINERALS; PHOTODEGRADATION; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA;

ATRAZINE DEGRADATION; CARRIER RECOMBINATION; ELECTRON HOLE PAIRS; HIGH SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA; ORIENTED INTERCONNECTION; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; PHOTOCATALYTIC PROCESS;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84983120345     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2015.01.006     Document Type: Article

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