Photocatalytic degradation of 4-chlorophenol: The effects of varying TiO2 concentration and light wavelength

Journal of Catalysis

Volumn 167, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 25-32

  Stafford, Ulick ^a   Gray, Kimberly A ^a,c   Kamat, Prashant V ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^c Northwestern University   (United States)

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EID: 0002177521     PISSN: 00219517     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jcat.1997.1511     Document Type: Article

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