RESEARCH PROJECTS

Development of Novel Materials for Environmental, Photocatalytic  and Self-cleaning Applications

 
Representative Publications
  • In, S., Orlov, A., Berg, R., García, F., Pedrosa, S.J., Tikhov, M., Wright, D.S. ,  Lambert, R. M.  "Effective visible light-active B-doped and B,N-codoped TiO2 photocatalysts ", Journal of American Chemical Society, 129, 13790-13791, 2007.
  • In, S., Orlov, A., García, F.,  Tikhov, M., Wright, D., Lambert, RM. "Efficient visible light-active N-doped TiO2 photocatalysts by a reproducible and controllable synthetic route", Chemical Communications, 40, 4236–4238, 2006.
  • Lin, Z. S., Orlov, A., Lambert, R.M., Payne M. C. “New insights into the origin of visible light photocatalytic activity of nitrogen doped and oxygen deficient anatase TiO2”, Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 109 (44), 2005.
Environmental Nanotechnology: Nanoparticles and Nanostructures for Environmental Applications

 

 
Representative Publications

  • Orlov, A., Jefferson, D., Tikhov, M., Lambert, R. M. “Enhancement of MTBE photocatalytic degradation by modification of TiO2 with gold nanoparticles”, Catalysis Communications, 8, 821-824, 2007.

  • Orlov, A., Jefferson, D., Macleod, N., Lambert, R. " Enhancement of photocatalytic degradation of 4-chlorophenol on titania modified with gold nanoparticles", Catalysis Letters, 92(1-2), 2004.

  • Orlov, A., Jefferson, D., Lambert, R. "Effect of noble metal nanoparticles on photocatalytic activity of TiO2", Transactions of the Material Research Society of Japan, 29, 2004.  

  • Orlov, A., Zhai, Q.Z., Klinowski, J. “ Photocatalytic properties of the SBA-15 mesoporous silica molecular sieve modified with titanium”, Journal of Material Science, 41, 2187-2193, 2006.

 

Environmental Interfaces: Mineral Aerosols and Other Environmental Surfaces

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Representative Publications

  • Gustafsson, R. J., Orlov, A., Griffiths, P. T., Cox, R.A., Lambert, R. M.  "Reduction of NO2 to nitrous acid on illuminated titanium dioxide aerosol surfaces: implications for photocatalysis and atmospheric chemistry", Chemical Communications, 37, 3936-3938, 2006.

  • Gustafsson, R. J., Orlov, A., Griffiths, P. T., Cox, R.A., Lambert, R. M. “A comprehensive evaluation of water uptake on atmospherically relevant mineral surfaces: a DRIFTS, thermogravimetric analysis and DMA study”, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 5, 3415-3421, 2005.

  • Orlov, A., Watson, D., Williams, F., Tihov, M., Lambert, R. M. "Interactions of 4-chlorophenol with TiO2 polycrystalline surfaces: study of environmental interfaces by NEXAFS, XPS and UPS", Langmuir, 23, 9551-9554, 2007.

  • Orlov, A., Tikhov, M., Lambert, R " Application of surface science techniques in the study of environmental photocatalysis: nitrogen doped TiO2", Comptes Rendus Chimie, 9 (5-6), 2794-2799, 2006.