Mathematical modelling of photomineralization of phenols in aqueous solution, by photocatalytic membranes immobilizing titanium dioxide

Chemosphere

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 2159-2173

  Rota, Fabrizio ^a   Cavassi, Marco ^a   Niego, Davide ^a   Gorlani, Riccardo ^a   Vianelli, Luca ^a   Tatti, Luca ^a   Bruzzi, Paolo ^a   Moroni, Alberto ^a   Bellobono, Ignazio Renato ^a   Bianchi, Michele ^b   Muntau, Herbert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; FLUOROMETRY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MINERALIZATION; PHOTODEGRADATION; REACTION TIME; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

EID: 0030561566     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0045-6535(96)00308-6     Document Type: Article

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