<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>47</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pelaez, M.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">P. Falaras</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">V. Likodimos</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">A. G. Kontos</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Curell, K.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Stathatos, E.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Dionysiou, D.D.</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Structural, morphological and optical properties of nanostructured NF-TiO2 films for the photocatalytic degradation of emerging micropollutants in water under visible and solar light</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">ACS National Meeting Book of Abstracts</style></secondary-title></titles><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2010</style></year></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-79951525626&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=1ddb9ad16998643f991d50b137a62c48</style></url></web-urls></urls><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">In this study, immobilized nitrogen and fluorine co-doped TiO2 (NF-TiO2) was synthesized employing a fluorosurfactant-based sol-gel method to tailor-design the nanoparticulate, structural and photocatalytic properties of the catalyst. Besides the co-doping of nitrogen and fluorine observed for visible light photoresponse, the nanostructure of the dip-coated films was effectively controlled by modifying the molar ratio of the fluorosurfactant. The synthesized films were evaluated for the destruction of two emerging contaminants, hepatotoxin microcystin LR (MC-LR) and herbicice Amitrole. NF-TiO2 films showed high photocatalytic activity for the degradation of both MC-LR and Amitrole compared to control experiments under both visible and solar light irradiation. Moreover, NF-TiO2 nanostructured films also exhibited high mechanical stability and no irreversible changes were observed during photocatalysis after 3 cycles under visible light. These results are promising for further development of sustainable remediation technologies for the treatment of water contaminated with MC-LR and other persistent micropollutants, based on advanced oxidation processes driven by solar light as a renewable source of energy.</style></abstract><notes><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">cited By 0</style></notes></record></records></xml>