Investigation of the mechanism for the controlled periodic illumination effect in TiO2 photocatalysis

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 1097-1102

  Buechler, Karen J ^a   Zawistowski, Theresa M ^a   Noble, Richard D ^a   Koval, Carl A ^b  

^a UCB 450   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; FORMIC ACID; OXYGEN; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ACCURACY; ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; DIFFUSION; ILLUMINATION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOOXIDATION; REACTOR;

EID: 0035925279     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie0004592     Document Type: Article

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