The influence of solution matrix on the photocatalytic degradation of TNT in TiO2 slurries

Water Research

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1439-1447

  Schmelling, Daniel C ^a   Gray, Kimberly A ^b   Kamat, Prashant V ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^b Northwestern University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

pH; Photocatalytic degradation; TiO2 slurries; TNT

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; ELECTROSTATICS; IONS; ORGANIC ACIDS; PH EFFECTS; PHOTOLYSIS; REACTION KINETICS; SLURRIES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TOLUENE;

DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; PHOTOCATALYTIC DEGRADATION; TRINITROTOLUENE;

WATER ANALYSIS;

CARBOXYLIC ACID; HUMIC ACID; HYDROXYL RADICAL; ION; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TRINITROTOLUENE;

ARTICLE; DEGRADATION; MINERALIZATION; PH; PHOTOLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 0031172096     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(96)00358-2     Document Type: Article

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