Novel one step hydrothermal synthesis of TiO2/WO3 nanocomposites with enhanced photocatalytic activity

Valeria Puddu; Robert Mokaya; Gianluca Li Puma

doi:10.1039/B711559H

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Novel one step hydrothermal synthesis of TiO₂/WO₃ nanocomposites with enhanced photocatalytic activity†

Valeria Puddu,^a Robert Mokaya^b and Gianluca Li Puma*^a

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^a Photocatalysis & Photoreaction Engineering, School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, The University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, UK
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^b School of Chemistry, The University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, UK
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Abstract

A novel and simple one step hydrothermal process is used to prepare TiO₂/WO₃ nanocomposites, in which WO₃ and TiO₂ are present in hexagonal and anatase crystalline forms, respectively, and have enhanced photocatalytic activity towards trichloroethylene degradation in the gas phase.

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N ₂ sorption isotherms, SEM images and a description of the photocatalytic reactor PDF (942K)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/B711559H
Article type: Communication
Submitted: 30 Jul 2007
Accepted: 29 Aug 2007
First published: 07 Sep 2007

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Chem. Commun., 2007, 4749-4751

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Novel one step hydrothermal synthesis of TiO₂/WO₃ nanocomposites with enhanced photocatalytic activity

V. Puddu, R. Mokaya and G. Li Puma, Chem. Commun., 2007, 4749 DOI: 10.1039/B711559H

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