- Enhanced performance of surface-modified TiO2 photocatalysts prepared via a visible-light photosynthetic route.
Enhanced performance of surface-modified TiO2 photocatalysts prepared via a visible-light photosynthetic route.
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) (2012-07-21)
Ayyappan Ramakrishnan, Susann Neubert, Bastian Mei, Jennifer Strunk, Lidong Wang, Michal Bledowski, Martin Muhler, Radim Beranek
PMID22814744
ABSTRACT
Benzene can be activated by visible light (λ > 455 nm) in the presence of TiO(2), which leads to formation of carbonaceous polymeric deposits on the titania surface. These photosynthesized surface-modified materials exhibit enhanced photoactivity in degradation of phenolic compounds, particularly under visible light irradiation.
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