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Synthesis of nanosized TiO2/SiO2 catalysts by the ultrasonic microemulsion method and their photocatalytic activity

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Nanosized TiO2/SiO2 catalysts prepared by hydrolysis of titanium n-butoxide in microemulsion showed enhanced photocatalytic activity. In the presence of catalyst ME-2 and after 90 min irradiation by UV light, methylene blue was completely converted evidenced by the absence of its absorption band in the UV-Vis spectra. This catalyst demonstrated much better degradation ability than P-25 and naked TiO2.

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    Jun Yang, Liwei Zhu, Jun Zhang, Yuanming Zhang & Yu Tang

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Yang, J., Zhu, L., Zhang, J. et al. Synthesis of nanosized TiO2/SiO2 catalysts by the ultrasonic microemulsion method and their photocatalytic activity. React Kinet Catal Lett 91, 21–28 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11144-007-5021-8

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