• Surface Modification on Nano-TiO2 with PANi/Phytic Acid for Enhanced Photocatalytic Performance

  • Jung-Soo Lee†

  • Department of Bio-chemical Engineering, Chosun University, Chosundaegil 146, Dong-gu, Gwangju 61452, Korea

  • 폴리아닐린/피트산 기반 표면 개질을 통한 나노 TiO2의 광촉매 특성

  • 이정수†

  • 조선대학교 생명화학공학과

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This Article

  • 2025; 49(6): 757-768

    Published online Nov 25, 2025

  • 10.7317/pk.2025.49.6.757
  • Received on May 2, 2025
  • Revised on Jun 12, 2025
  • Accepted on Jul 27, 2025

Correspondence to

  • Jung-Soo Lee

  • Department of Bio-chemical Engineering, Chosun University, Chosundaegil 146, Dong-gu, Gwangju 61452, Korea

  • E-mail: jslee15@chosun.ac.kr