Photocatalytic oxidative degradation of poly(alkyl acrylates) with NanoTiO2

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 2182-2190

  Marimuthu, A ^a   Madras, Giridhar ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; COMBUSTION SYNTHESIS; DEGRADATION; OXIDATION; PHOTOCATALYSIS;

ALKYL SUBSTITUENTS; DEGRADATION RATE;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

CATALYST ACTIVITY; COMBUSTION SYNTHESIS; DEGRADATION; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; OXIDATION; PHOTOCATALYSIS;

EID: 42349086419     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie0712939     Document Type: Article

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