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Photoinduced reactivity of titanium dioxide
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In this paper, photo-induced superhydrophilicity was used on the surface of a wide-band gap semiconductor like titanium dioxide (TiO 2 ) for photocatalytic activity towards environmentally hazardous compounds.About:
This article is published in Progress in Solid State Chemistry.The article was published on 2004-01-01. It has received 4241 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Superhydrophilicity & Photocatalysis.read more
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Influence of the OH groups on the photocatalytic activity and photoinduced hydrophilicity of microwave assisted sol–gel TiO2 film
TL;DR: In this paper, the influence of the OH groups on the photocatalytic activity and the photoinduced hydrophilicity of microwave assisted sol-gel TiO 2 films was investigated.
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An enhanced CdS/TiO2 photocatalyst with high stability and activity: Effect of mesoporous substrate and bifunctional linking molecule
TL;DR: In this paper, the mesoporous TiO2 substrate and bifunctional linker, mercaptopropionic acid (MPA), were used to disperse and stabilize the CdS QDs.
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Enhanced photocatalytic properties of core@shell SiO2@TiO2 nanoparticles
Sajjad Ullah,Sajjad Ullah,Elias Paiva Ferreira-Neto,André A. Pasa,Carlos C. J. Alcântara,J.J.S. Acuña,Sara A. Bilmes,María Luz Martínez Ricci,Richard Landers,Taina Zampieri Fermino,Ubirajara P. Rodrigues-Filho +10 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a facile and reproducible method for the synthesis of SiO2@TiO2 nanoparticles with a control of particle morphology, crystallinity and phase selectivity is presented.
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Heterogeneous Photocatalysis for Selective Formation of High-Value-Added Molecules: Some Chemical and Engineering Aspects
Francesco Parrino,Marianna Bellardita,Elisa I. García-López,Giuseppe Marcì,Vittorio Loddo,Leonardo Palmisano +5 more
TL;DR: In this article, the parameters that influence heterogeneous photocatalysis (PC) for selective synthesis of high-value chemicals by itself or in combination with other technologies are discussed, and a review is presented.
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Synthesis and photocatalytic properties of dense and porous TiO2-anatase thin films prepared by sol–gel
N. Arconada,Alicia Durán,Silvia Suárez,Raquel Portela,Juan M. Coronado,Benigno Sánchez,Yolanda Castro +6 more
TL;DR: Porous TiO 2 -anatase films were prepared by sol-gel route showing higher photocatalytic activity in degradation of trichloroethylene (TCE) in air compared to dense titania films as mentioned in this paper.
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