Intrinsic kinetics of photocatalytic oxidation of formic and oxalic acid on immobilised TiO2 films

Applied Catalysis A: General

Volumn 262, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 105-110

  McMurray, T A ^a   Byrne, J A ^a   Dunlop, P S M ^a   Winkelman, J G M ^b   Eggins, B R ^a   McAdams, E T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Formic acid; Kinetics; Oxalic acid; Photocatalysis; Titanium dioxide

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; BOROSILICATE GLASS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; DEGRADATION; MASS TRANSFER; OXIDATION; POLLUTION CONTROL; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; RATE CONSTANTS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; WATER TREATMENT;

FORMIC ACID; LANGMUIR ADSORPTION; OXALIC ACID; STIRRED TANK REACTORS (STR);

PHOTOCATALYSIS;

EID: 1942453447     PISSN: 0926860X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apcata.2003.11.013     Document Type: Article

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