Photocatalytic oxidation of methomyl in the presence of semiconducting oxides

International Journal of Environment and Pollution

Volumn 28, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 33-44

  Poulios, I ^a   Kositzi, M ^a   Pitarakis, K ^b   Beltsios, S ^b   Oikonomou, I ^b  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b Water Supply and Sewerage Municipal Enterprise of Larisa   (Greece)

Author keywords

Heterogeneous photocatalysis; Insecticide; Methomyl; Photooxidation; Solar light induced degradation; TiO2; ZnO

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOOXIDATION; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; ZINC OXIDE;

HETEROGENEOUS PHOTOCATALYSIS; METHOMYL; SOLAR-LIGHT INDUCED DEGRADATION;

INSECTICIDES;

AMMONIA; CARBAMATE INSECTICIDE; CARBON DIOXIDE; METHOMYL; NITROGEN; OXIDE; SULFATE;

INSECTICIDE; MINERALIZATION; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOOXIDATION;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ILLUMINATION; MINERALIZATION; OXIDATION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOOXIDATION; SEMICONDUCTOR;

EID: 33845475282     PISSN: 09574352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEP.2006.010872     Document Type: Article

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