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Photooxidation of ethanol on Cu-layer silicate/TiO2 composite thin films

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Thin film composites of copper-montmorillonite and TiO2 were prepared and their optical and catalytic properties for ethanol photooxidation were evaluated. The efficiency of composite Cu-clay/TiO2 = 20/80 was two-fold higher than the standard TiO2(P25) photocatalyst.

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  1. Department of Colloid Chemistry and Supramolecular and Nanostructured Materials Research Group of Hungarian Academy of Sciences, University of Szeged, H-6720, Szeged, Aradi Vértanuk tere 1, Hungary

    Judit Ménesi, Renáta Kékesi & Imre Dékány

  2. Fraunhofer-Institute for Manufacturing and Advanced Materials — IFAM, Wiener Straße 12, D-28359, Bremen, Germany

    Volker Zöllmer & Torben Seemann

  3. German Armed Forces Scientific Institute for Protection Technologies — NBC-Protection, P.O. Box 1142, D-29623, Munster, Germany

    André Richardt

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Ménesi, J., Kékesi, R., Zöllmer, V. et al. Photooxidation of ethanol on Cu-layer silicate/TiO2 composite thin films. React Kinet Catal Lett 96, 367–377 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11144-009-5532-6

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