Photocatalytic reduction of hexavalent chromium and degradation of Di-N-Butyl phthalate in aqueous TIO2 suspensions under ultraviolet light irradiation

Environmental Technology

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1055-1061

  Xu, X R ^a   Li, H B ^a   Gu, J D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chromium(VI); DBP; Degradation; Photocatalysis; Reduction

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; ESTERS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; IRRADIATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; OXIDE MINERALS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; REACTION INTERMEDIATES; REDUCTION; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); TITANIUM DIOXIDE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

DI-N-BUTYL PHTHALATE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM; INTERMEDIATE PRODUCT; PHOTOCATALYTIC DECONTAMINATIONS; PHOTOCATALYTIC REDUCTION; ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT IRRADIATION;

CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS;

CHROMIC ACID; CHROMIUM 6; CHROMIUM DERIVATIVE; PHTHALIC ACID DIBUTYL ESTER; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CHROMIUM; DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; REDUCTION; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; CATALYSIS; CHROMIUM; DEGRADATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; IRRADIATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; REACTION KINETICS; REDUCTION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; MASS SPECTROMETRY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 34648828244     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593332808618866     Document Type: Article

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