%0 Journal Article %T Photodegradation of bromophenol blue with fluorinated TiO2 composite %A L. N. Dlamini %A R. W. Krause %A G. U. Kulkarni %A S. H. Durbach %J Applied Water Science %@ 2190-5495 %D 2011 %I Springer %R 10.1007/s13201-011-0004-3 %X Fluorinated TiO2 composites were prepared by the sol¨Cgel method. The photocatalytic activities of the composites were evaluated with bromophenol blue (BPB). Composites which contained carbon nanotubes showed the highest photodegradation (98%) of BPB at 20 min as compared to pure TiO2. Photodegradation by-products of BPB such as Br and [SO4]2 ions were monitored with ion chromatography. All catalysts were characterized with microscopic techniques, including transmission electron microscopy and scanning electron microscopy which were both equipped with an energy dispersive X-ray spectrophotometer. The polymorph of TiO2 was verified by the use of Raman spectroscopy and powder X-ray diffraction. %K Bromophenol blue %K Fluorinated TiO2 %K Photodegradation %K Carbon nanotubes %U http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13201-011-0004-3