Kinetic study for photocatalytic oxidation of elemental mercury on a SiO2-TiO2 nanocomposite

Environmental Engineering Science

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 3-12

  Li, Ying ^a   Wu, Chang Yu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Kinetics; Mercury; Photocatalytic oxidation; SiO 2 TiO2 nanocomposite; Water vapor

Indexed keywords

MERCURY (METAL); OXIDATION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; REACTION KINETICS; SILICA; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

LANGMUIR-HINSHELWOOD (L-H) MODEL; PHOTOCATALYTIC OXIDATION; SIO 2TIO2NANOCOMPOSITE; WATER VAPOR;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

MERCURY; NANOCOMPOSITE; SILICON DIOXIDE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; FIXED BED REACTOR; KINETICS; OXIDATION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 33845926132     PISSN: 10928758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ees.2007.24.3     Document Type: Article

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