Decomposition of benzene and toluene in air streams in fixed-film photoreactors coated with TiO2 catalyst

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 279-285

  Ku, Young ^a   Chen, Juan Shiang ^a   Chen, Hua Wei ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TOLUENE;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; HUMIDITY; METHODOLOGY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT; AIR MONITOR; AIR POLLUTION; CATALYST; DECOMPOSITION; FIXED FILM REACTOR; MATERIAL COATING; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOREACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER ABSORPTION; WATER VAPOR;

AIR POLLUTANTS; BENZENE; CATALYSIS; HUMIDITY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; TITANIUM; TOLUENE; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

BENZENE; CATALYSTS; DECOMPOSITION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOREACTIVITY; SOL-GEL PROCESS; STAINLESS STEEL; THIN FILMS; TOLUENE;

GLASS REACTORS; PHOTOREACTORS; PYREX GLASS;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 33947684850     PISSN: 10962247     EISSN: 21622906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10473289.2007.10465335     Document Type: Article

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