An Ambient Temperature Aqueous Sol-Gel Processing of Efficient Nanocrystalline doped TiO2-based Photocatalysts for the Degradation of Organic Pollutants
Materials science & engineering Chemical engineering
Author, co-author :
Malengreaux, Charline ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de chimie appliquée > Génie chimique - Nanomatériaux et interfaces
Douven, Sigrid ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de chimie appliquée > Génie chimique - Nanomatériaux et interfaces
Poelman, Dirk; University of Gent > Departement of Solid State Sciences > LumiLab
Heinrichs, Benoît ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de chimie appliquée > Génie chimique - Nanomatériaux et interfaces
Bartlett, John; University of the Sunshine Coast - Australia > Faculty of Health, Education and Engineering
Language :
English
Title :
An Ambient Temperature Aqueous Sol-Gel Processing of Efficient Nanocrystalline doped TiO2-based Photocatalysts for the Degradation of Organic Pollutants
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