Kinetics and mechanism of TNT degradation in TiO2 photocatalysis

Chemosphere

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 309-317

  Son, Hyun Seok ^a   Lee, So Jin ^a   Cho, Il Hyoung ^a   Zoh, Kyung Duk ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acetate; Formate; NH+4; NO 2; NO 3; Photocatalysis; TiO2; TNT(2,4,6 trinitrotoluene)

Indexed keywords

BYPRODUCTS; DEGRADATION; NITROGEN; PHOTOCATALYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET LAMPS;

LIGHT ILLUMINATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC REACTORS;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ACETIC ACID; AMMONIA; FORMIC ACID; NITRATE; NITRITE; NITROGEN; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TRINITROTOLUENE;

CATALYSIS; PHOTOCHEMICAL TREATMENT; TRINITROTOLUENE;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CATALYST; DEGRADATION KINETICS; KINETICS; MINERALIZATION; PH; PHOTOCATALYSIS; REACTOR; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 4143072525     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2004.05.008     Document Type: Article

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