Recent progress in enhancing photocatalytic efficiency of TiO2-based materials

J Chen, F Qiu, W Xu, S Cao, H Zhu - Applied Catalysis A: General, 2015 - Elsevier
Titanium dioxide (TiO 2) has been proved to be a leading semiconductor material to removal
of environmental pollutants. However, it suffers from low photocatalytic efficiency under …

On the synergetic catalytic effect in heterogeneous nanocomposite catalysts

J Shi - Chemical reviews, 2013 - ACS Publications
The advantages of heterogeneous catalysis over homogeneous one, for example,
repeatable use of catalysts, easy separation of catalysts from products, etc., have been well …

Ti3+ in the Surface of Titanium Dioxide: Generation, Properties and Photocatalytic Application

LB Xiong, JL Li, B Yang, Y Yu - Journal of Nanomaterials, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Titanium dioxide (TiO2) is the most investigated crystalline oxide in the surface science of
metal oxides. Its physical and chemical properties are dominantly determined by its surface …

Mesoporous titania photocatalysts: preparation, characterization and reaction mechanisms

AA Ismail, DW Bahnemann - Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
Titanium dioxide is a very important semiconductor with a high potential for applications in
photocatalysis, solar cells, photochromism, sensoring, and various other areas of …

Removal of Hazardous Pollutants from Wastewaters: Applications of TiO2‐SiO2 Mixed Oxide Materials

S Rasalingam, R Peng, RT Koodali - Journal of Nanomaterials, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The direct release of untreated wastewaters from various industries and households results
in the release of toxic pollutants to the aquatic environment. Advanced oxidation processes …

Photocatalytic Comparison of TiO2 Nanoparticles and Electrospun TiO2 Nanofibers: Effects of Mesoporosity and Interparticle Charge Transfer

SK Choi, S Kim, SK Lim, H Park - The Journal of Physical …, 2010 - ACS Publications
The development of a high-efficiency TiO2 photocatalyst is of great importance to a variety of
solar light conversion and application fields; the desired high efficiency can be achieved by …

Advances in selective conversions by heterogeneous photocatalysis

G Palmisano, E García-López, G Marcì… - Chemical …, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
Selective photocatalytic conversions are offering an alternative green route for replacing
environmentally hazardous processes with safe and energy efficient routes. This paper …

Facile Synthesis of Defective TiO2−x Nanocrystals with High Surface Area and Tailoring Bandgap for Visible-light Photocatalysis

M Wajid Shah, Y Zhu, X Fan, J Zhao, Y Li, S Asim… - Scientific reports, 2015 - nature.com
A facile hydrothermal approach has been developed to prepare defective TiO2− x
nanocrystals using Ti (III)-salt as a precursor and L-ascorbic acid as reductant and structure …

Facile Synthesis of Nanocrystalline TiO2 Mesoporous Microspheres for Lithium-Ion Batteries

J Wang, Y Zhou, Y Hu, R O'Hayre… - The Journal of Physical …, 2011 - ACS Publications
TiO2 mesoporous nanocrystalline microspheres assembled from uniform nanoparticles
were synthesized by a facile and template-free hydrolytic precipitation route in normal …

Facile Oxidative Conversion of TiH2 to High-Concentration Ti3+-Self-Doped Rutile TiO2 with Visible-Light Photoactivity

LR Grabstanowicz, S Gao, T Li, RM Rickard… - Inorganic …, 2013 - ACS Publications
TiO2, in the rutile phase with a high concentration of self-doped Ti3+, has been synthesized
via a facile, all inorganic-based, and scalable method of oxidizing TiH2 in H2O2 followed by …