Suitability of Different Titanium Dioxide Nanotube Morphologies for Photocatalytic Water Treatment

Photocatalysis has long been touted as one of the most promising technologies for environmental remediation. The ability of photocatalysts to degrade a host of different pollutants, especially recalcitrant molecules, is certainly appealing. Titanium dioxide (TiO<sub>2</sub>) has been use...

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Published in:	Nanomaterials
Main Authors:	Clayton Farrugia, Alessandro Di Mauro, Frederick Lia, Edwin Zammit, Alex Rizzo, Vittorio Privitera, Giuliana Impellizzeri, Maria Antonietta Buccheri, Giancarlo Rappazzo, Maurice Grech, Paul Refalo, Stephen Abela
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2021-03-01
Subjects:	titanium dioxide morphology water treatment photocatalysis nanotubes anodic oxidation
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/11/3/708

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