Experimental study of the photocatalytic degradation of formaldehyde in indoor air using a nano-particulate titanium dioxide photocatalyst

Indoor and Built Environment

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 529-537

  Yu, Huili ^a   Zhang, Kaili ^b,c   Rossi, Carole ^b  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^c LAAS CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Experiment; Formaldehyde; Nano; Photocatalysis; TiO2

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE; NANOPARTICLE; POLITEF; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; FLOW RATE; HUMIDITY; LIGHT; LIGHT INTENSITY; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURIFICATION; ROOM TEMPERATURE;

EID: 36248985736     PISSN: 1420326X     EISSN: 14230070     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1420326X07083513     Document Type: Article

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