Research Article

Photocatalytic Oxidation of Carbon Monoxide over N i O / S n O 𝟐 Nanocomposites under UV Irradiation

Table 2

Texture parameters of pure and nickel-doped SnO2 nanoparticles.

Catalyst systems 𝑆 B E T (m2/g) 𝑆 𝑡 (m2/g)Total 𝑉 𝑃 (mL/g) 𝑟 (Å) 𝐶 B E T

Pure SnO230.0026.000.03028.009.00
NiO/SnO2 (5 mol%)34.0048.000.10065.0020.00
NiO/SnO2 (10 mol%)40.0044.000.16091.0058.00
NiO/SnO2 (33.3 mol%)45.0056.000.03418.0052.00
NiO/SnO2 (50 mol%)42.0040.000.07331.0063.00

𝑆 B E T : BET surface area.
𝑆 𝑡 : surface area derived from 𝑉 𝑙 𝑡 plots.
𝑟 : mean pore radius.
𝑉 𝑝 : total pore volume.