Photoelectrocatalytic degradation of 4-chlorophenol and oxalic acid on titanium dioxide electrodes

Chemosphere

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 989-998

  Waldner, G ^a   Pourmodjib, M ^a   Bauer, R ^a   Neumann Spallart, M ^b  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^b Lab de Physique des Solides   (Austria)

Author keywords

Faradaic efficiency; IPCE; Photoelectrocatalysis; Quantum yield; TiO2; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

CARBON; ELECTRODES; OXIDATION; SPIN COATING; THIN FILMS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

OXALIC ACID;

PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS;

4 CHLOROPHENOL; CARBON DIOXIDE; OXALIC ACID; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUE; PHOTOCHEMICAL TREATMENT; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODE; FILM; OXIDATION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTODEGRADATION; QUANTUM YIELD; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0037354485     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(02)00612-4     Document Type: Article

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