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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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A review on the visible light active titanium dioxide photocatalysts for environmental applications
Miguel Pelaez,Nicholas T. Nolan,Suresh C. Pillai,Michael K. Seery,Polycarpos Falaras,Athanassios G. Kontos,Psm Dunlop,Jwj Hamilton,John Byrne,Kevin E. O'Shea,Mh. Entezari,Dionysios D. Dionysiou +11 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the development of different strategies to modify TiO2 for the utilization of visible light, including non metal and/or metal doping, dye sensitization and coupling semiconductors are discussed.
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Heterogeneous photocatalytic degradation of organic contaminants over titanium dioxide : A review of fundamentals, progress and problems
TL;DR: A review of the use of the TiO 2 photocatalyst for remediation and decontamination of wastewater, report the recent work done, important achievements and problems is presented in this paper, however, a lot more is needed from engineering design and modelling for successful application of the laboratory scale techniques to large scale operation.
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Review of the anatase to rutile phase transformation
TL;DR: A comprehensive analysis of the reported effects of dopants on the anatase to rutile phase transformation and the mechanisms by which these effects are brought about is presented in this article, yielding a plot of the cationic radius versus the valence characterised by a distinct boundary between inhibitors and promoters.
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Graphene-based semiconductor photocatalysts
TL;DR: This critical review summarizes the recent progress in the design and fabrication of graphene-based semiconductor photocatalysts via various strategies including in situ growth, solution mixing, hydrothermal and/or solvothermal methods.
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Synergetic Effect of MoS2 and Graphene as Cocatalysts for Enhanced Photocatalytic H2 Production Activity of TiO2 Nanoparticles
TL;DR: A new composite material consisting of TiO(2) nanocrystals grown in the presence of a layered MoS(2)/graphene hybrid as a high-performance photocatalyst for H( 2) evolution without noble metals is reported.
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The crystalline phase stability of titania particles prepared at room temperature by the sol–gel method
TL;DR: Titania particles having anatase, brookite and rutile phase were prepared at various H+/TTIP (Titaniumtetraisopropoxide) mole ratios and room temperature by the sol-gel method as discussed by the authors.
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Heterogeneous photocatalytic degradation of cyanide on TiO2 surfaces
TL;DR: In this paper, the disappearance of CN −, consumption of O 2, formation of OCN − an intermediate and ultimate mineralization to CO 2 and N 2 were quantitatively determined and a large-scale photoreactor was also manufactured, which is an excellent device for the photodecomposition of a large amount of cyanide.
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Photomineralization of the herbicide mecoprop dissolved in water sensitized by TiO2
TL;DR: In this paper, the photocatalytic decomposition of mecoprop (RS)-2-(4-chloro- o -tolyloxy)propionic acid in aqueous suspensions containing TiO 2 results in complete mineralization.
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Solar photocatalytic mineralization of pesticides in polluted waters
L. Muszkat,L. Bir,L. Feigelson +2 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the half-life time of solar photomineralization in the 100 ppb to 50 ppm concentration range was less than 1 h for most of the pesticides.
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Mechanistic and toxicity studies of the photocatalytic oxidation of microcystin-LR
TL;DR: In this paper, a mechanistic study of the photocatalytic destruction of microcystin-LR was performed using both brine shrimp and protein phosphatase bioassays.
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