Synthesis and Stabilization of Blue-Black TiO2 Nanotube Arrays for Electrochemical Oxidant Generation and Wastewater Treatment

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 50, Issue 21, 2016, Pages 11888-11894

  Yang, Yang ^a   Hoffmann, Michael R ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANODES; BOOLEAN FUNCTIONS; CATHODES; ELECTRODES; ENERGY UTILIZATION; NANOTUBES; OXIDANTS; RECLAMATION; SURFACE DEFECTS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; YARN;

BORON DOPED DIAMOND; CHLORINE PRODUCTION; ELECTROCHEMICAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT; ELECTRODE MATERIAL; HYDROXYL RADICALS; MINIMUM ENERGY CONSUMPTION; POLARITY SWITCHING; STRUCTURAL STRENGTH;

ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES;

BORON; CHLORATE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; NANOTUBE; OXIDIZING AGENT; TITANIUM DIOXIDE NANOPARTICLE; DIAMOND; WASTE WATER;

ARRAY; CHLORINE; DIAMOND; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD; ELECTRODE; NANOPARTICLE; NANOTUBE; OXIDANT; TITANIUM; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; ELECTRODE; ELECTROLYSIS; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; CHEMISTRY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; WASTE WATER;

BORON; DIAMOND; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODES; NANOTUBES; OXIDANTS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; WASTE WATER;

EID: 84993984312     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.6b03540     Document Type: Article

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