Photocatalytic destruction of methyl tert-butyl ether in the gas phase using titanium dioxide

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1665-1675

  Galanos, Eleftherios ^a   Poulopoulos, Stavros ^a   Philippopoulos, Constantine ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Acetone; Methyl tert butyl ether; Photocatalytic oxidation; tert Butyl formate

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; BYPRODUCTS; DECOMPOSITION; EFFLUENTS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOOXIDATION; TITANIUM OXIDES; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

PHOTOREACTORS;

ETHERS;

ACETONE; FORMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; TERT BUTYL METHYL ETHER; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PHOTOOXIDATION; REACTOR; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER VAPOR;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CATALYSIS; GASES; METHYL ETHERS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXYGEN; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; TITANIUM; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER;

EID: 0036400358     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/ESE-120015428     Document Type: Article

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