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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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Adsorptive and photocatalytic performance of TiO2 pillared montmorillonite in degradation of endocrine disruptors having different hydrophobicity
TL;DR: In this article, the authors applied a hydrothermal treatment to the TiO2 pillared clay for the adsorption-photocatalytic degradation of the endocrine disruptors with various hydrophobicities.
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TiO2 activation by using activated carbon as a support: Part II. Photoreactivity and FTIR study
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TL;DR: In this paper, it has been demonstrated that the modification of the TiO2 acid-base properties by the presence of activated carbon (AC) considerably modify the interaction of some molecules with the catalyst surface and hence its photocatalytic characteristics.
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Oxidation of oxalic acid in aqueous suspensions of semiconductors illuminated with UV or visible light
TL;DR: In this article, the performance of various semiconductor powders (TiO2, Fe2O3, ZnO, ZrO2 and WO3) in oxalic acid solutions were examined either in the dark or under illumination at wavelengths shorter or longer than 400 nm in the presence of oxygen.
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Photocatalytic activity of dye-sensitized tin(IV) oxide nanocrystalline particles attached to zinc oxide particles: long distance electron transfer via ballistic transport of electrons across nanocrystallites
K. Tennakone,J. Bandara +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a dye-sensitized SnO 2 nanocrystallites (10−15nm) attached to larger ZnO (∼600nm) particles was found to photogenerate hydrogen from water with visible light in the presence of a hole scavenger.
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Enhanced photocatalytic activity of supported TiO2: dispersing effect of SiO2
Yiming Xu,Wei Zheng,Weiping Liu +2 more
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