A comparison of the degradation of 4-nitrophenol via direct and sensitized photocatalysis in TiO2 slurries

Water Research

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1169-1183

  Dieckmann, Melissa S ^a,b   Gray, Kimberly A ^a,c  

^a University of Notre Dame   (United States)

^b Northwestern University   (United States)

^c EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

4 Nitrophenol; Nitroaromatics; p nitrophenol; Photocatalysis; Photodegradation; Sensitization; Sensitized photocatalysis; Solar radiation; Titanium dioxide

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; DEGRADATION; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; REDOX REACTIONS; SLURRIES; SOLAR RADIATION; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

CONDUCTION BAND; NITROAROMATICS; NITROPHENOL; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; SENSITIZATION; ULTRABAND GAP ENERGY;

PHENOLS;

AMMONIA; HYDROQUINONE; NITRATE; NITRITE; NITROPHENOL; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CATALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIGHT; OXIDATION; PHOTODEGRADATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS; REDUCTION; SEMICONDUCTOR;

EID: 0030152220     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0043-1354(95)00240-5     Document Type: Article

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