Large solar plant photocatalytic water decontamination: Degradation of atrazine

Solar Energy

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 411-419

  Minero, C ^a   Pelizzetti, E ^a   Malato, S ^b   Blanco, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b PLATAFORMA SOLAR DE ALMERÍA CIEMAT   (Spain)

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EID: 0030137884     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0038-092X(96)00028-X     Document Type: Article

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