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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.
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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.

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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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Heterogeneous Photocatalysis for Selective Formation of High-Value-Added Molecules: Some Chemical and Engineering Aspects

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

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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Electrochemical Photolysis of Water at a Semiconductor Electrode

TL;DR: Water photolysis is investigated by exploiting the fact that water is transparent to visible light and cannot be decomposed directly, but only by radiation with wavelengths shorter than 190 nm.
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A low-cost, high-efficiency solar cell based on dye-sensitized colloidal TiO2 films

TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe a photovoltaic cell, created from low-to medium-purity materials through low-cost processes, which exhibits a commercially realistic energy-conversion efficiency.
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Environmental Applications of Semiconductor Photocatalysis

TL;DR: The slow pace of hazardous waste remediation at military installations around the world is causing a serious delay in conversion of many of these facilities to civilian uses as discussed by the authors, which is a serious problem.
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Visible-Light Photocatalysis in Nitrogen-Doped Titanium Oxides

TL;DR: Film and powders of TiO2-x Nx have revealed an improvement over titanium dioxide (TiO2) under visible light in optical absorption and photocatalytic activity such as photodegradations of methylene blue and gaseous acetaldehyde and hydrophilicity of the film surface.

Atmospheric chemistry and physics: from air pollution to climate change.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a model for the chemistry of the Troposphere of the atmosphere and describe the properties of the Atmospheric Aqueous phase of single aerosol particles.
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