Low-cost TiO2 photocatalytic technology for water potabilization in plastic bottles for isolated regions. Photocatalyst fixation

Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 129, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 119-126

  Meichtry, Jorge M ^a   Lin, Hurng J ^a   De La Fuente, Luciana ^a   Levy, Ivana K ^a   Gautier, Eduardo A ^a   Blesa, Miguel A ^b,c   Litter, Marta I ^b,c  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Argentina)

^b CENTRO ATÓMICO CONSTITUYENTES   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN MARTÍN   (Argentina)

Author keywords

SODIS; Solar photocatalysis; Titanium dioxide fixation

Indexed keywords

PHENOLS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; PORCELAIN; SOLAR RADIATION; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

SOLAR IRRADIATION; SOLAR PHOTOCATALYSIS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE FIXATION; WATER POTABILIZATION;

WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 34248201535     PISSN: 01996231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2391317     Document Type: Article

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