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NanoCarbon 2011

Part of the book series: Carbon Nanostructures ((CARBON,volume 3))

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Titanium dioxide (TiO2) is a semiconductor material that is widely used in many different areas, such as gas sensors, air purification, catalysis, solar to electric energy conversion, photoelectrochemical systems and photocatalyst for degrading a wide range of organic pollutants because of its nontoxicity, photochemical stability, and low cost. There are reports that show that the heterojunction of TiO2 and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) improves the efficiency of the photocatalytic activity, mainly because the recombination of the photogenerated electron–hole pairs becomes more difficult in the presence of nanotubes. Multi-wall carbon nanotubes/TiO2 (MWCNT/TiO2) composite materials have been attracting attention in relation to their use in the treatment of contaminated water and air by heterogeneous photocatalysis, hydrogen evolution, CO2 photo-reduction, and dye sensitized solar cells. Nevertheless, functionalization routes to aggregate these materials and characterization methods need to be studied; since they have direct influence on properties and potential applications.

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Abbreviations

AFM:

Atomic Force Microscopy

BET:

Brunauer–Emmett–Teller

CNTs:

Carbon Nanotubes

EDX:

Energy Dispersive X Ray

FESEM:

Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy

FT-IR:

Fourier Transformer Infrared

HPO:

Heterogeneous Photocatalytic Oxidation

MB:

Methylene Blue

MO:

Methyl Orange

MWCNT:

Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes

SWCNT:

Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes

SEM:

Scanning Electron Microscopy

TEM:

Transmission Electron Microscopy

TGA:

Thermo Gravimetric Analysis

UV:

Ultraviolet

XRD:

X Ray Diffraction

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Da Dalt, S., Alves, A.K., Bergmann, C.P. (2013). CNTs/TiO2 Composites. In: Avellaneda, C. (eds) NanoCarbon 2011. Carbon Nanostructures, vol 3. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-31960-0_6

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