Recent advances in photocatalysis for environmental applications

C Byrne, G Subramanian, SC Pillai - Journal of environmental chemical …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Advanced Oxidation technologies (AOTs) are gaining attention as an effective
waste water treatment methodology capable of degrading diverse spectrum of recalcitrant …

Review of the anatase to rutile phase transformation

DAH Hanaor, CC Sorrell - Journal of Materials science, 2011 - Springer
Titanium dioxide, TiO 2, is an important photocatalytic material that exists as two main
polymorphs, anatase and rutile. The presence of either or both of these phases impacts on …

A Brief Overview of TiO2 Photocatalyst for Organic Dye Remediation: Case Study of Reaction Mechanisms Involved in Ce‐TiO2 Photocatalysts System

M Pawar, S Topcu Sendoğdular… - Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The ever‐increasing world population and the rapid growth of industrialization globally
make necessary the development of clean technologies and affordable materials for …

Silver doped titanium dioxide nanomaterials for enhanced visible light photocatalysis

MK Seery, R George, P Floris, SC Pillai - Journal of photochemistry and …, 2007 - Elsevier
This paper presents a systematic study on two different preparation methods for titanium
dioxide with silver. The silver can be incorporated by irradiating the reaction mixture during …

Polymorphic phase transition among the titania crystal structures using a solution-based approach: from precursor chemistry to nucleation process

SG Kumar, KSRK Rao - Nanoscale, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Nanocrystalline titania are a robust candidate for various functional applications owing to its
non-toxicity, cheap availability, ease of preparation and exceptional photochemical as well …

Effect of brookite phase on the anatase–rutile transition in titania nanoparticles

Y Hu, HL Tsai, CL Huang - Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 2003 - Elsevier
Nanosized TiO2 powders were prepared from the precipitation in the TiCl4 precursor under
various pH values. The prepared titania existed in the form of nanocrystalline anatase with …

Synthesis of uniform anatase TiO2 nanoparticles by gel–sol method: 3. Formation process and size control

T Sugimoto, X Zhou, A Muramatsu - Journal of colloid and interface science, 2003 - Elsevier
Uniform anatase-type TiO2 nanoparticles were prepared by the gel–sol process from a
condensed Ti (OH) 4 gel preformed by the hydrolysis of a Ti–triethanolamine (TEOA) …

Spectroscopic Investigation of the Anatase-to-Rutile Transformation of Sol−Gel-Synthesized TiO2 Photocatalysts

NT Nolan, MK Seery, SC Pillai - The Journal of Physical Chemistry …, 2009 - ACS Publications
Among the three major phases in titania, anatase is reported to be a better photocatalytically
active phase. Anatase to rutile transformations, under normal conditions, usually occurs at a …

Anatase‐to‐rutile transformation in titania powders

PI Gouma, MJ Mills - Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Titania (TiO2) is an important electronic ceramic material for use in diverse applications such
as gas sensors, catalysts, dielectrics, and ceramic membranes. TiO2 exists as several …

Effect of N-doping on the photocatalytic activity of sol–gel TiO2

NT Nolan, DW Synnott, MK Seery, SJ Hinder… - Journal of hazardous …, 2012 - Elsevier
In order to study the visible light photocatalytic activity of nitrogen doped titanium dioxide, the
interaction between nitrogen dopant sources and titania precursors during sol–gel synthesis …