Diatom silica–titania photocatalysts for air purification by bio-accumulation of different titanium sources

Erik Van Eynde; Zhongxin Hu; Tom Tytgat; Sammy W. Verbruggen; Jonathan Watté; G. Van Tendeloo; Isabel Van Driessche; Ronny Blust; Silvia Lenaerts

doi:10.1039/c6en00163g

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Diatom silica–titania photocatalysts for air purification by bio-accumulation of different titanium sources

Erik Van Eynde Zhongxin Hu Tom Tytgat Sammy W. Verbruggen Jonathan Watté G. Van Tendeloo Isabel Van Driessche Ronny Blust Silvia Lenaerts

Year: 2016 Journal: Environmental Science Nano Vol: 3 (5)Pages: 1052-1061 Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry

DOI: 10.1039/c6en00163g

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Diatom microalgae are used to fabricate silica–titania photocatalysts for air purification by means of a biological immobilization process into the diatom frustules.

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Diatom Titanium Photocatalysis Chemical engineering Materials science Air purification Nanotechnology Chemistry Catalysis Ecology Metallurgy Organic chemistry Biology

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Diatoms and Algae Research

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Algal biology and biofuel production

Physical Sciences → Energy → Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

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