Photooxidation of ethanol on Cu-layer silicate/TiO2 composite thin films

Thin film composites of copper-montmorillonite and TiO2 were prepared and their optical and catalytic properties for ethanol photooxidation were evaluated. The efficiency of composite Cu-clay/TiO2 = 20/80 was two-fold higher than the standard TiO2(P25) photocatalyst.