Dye-sensitised photocatalytic degradation of PVC-ZnO composite film

International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 34-46

  Chakrabarti, Sampa ^a   Dutta, Binay K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Composite film, Eosin Y; Photocatalysis; Polyvinyl chloride; PVC; UV radiation; Zinc oxide; ZnO

Indexed keywords

DYE LASERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOSENSITIZERS; PLASTIC FILMS; POLYVINYL CHLORIDES; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WASTE DISPOSAL; ZINC OXIDE;

DYE SENSITISERS; KINETIC MODELS; WASTE PLASTICS;

COMPOSITE FILMS;

CATALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FILM; OXIDE; PHOTODEGRADATION; PLASTIC; POLYMER; REACTION KINETICS; REACTION RATE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; ZINC;

EID: 42449156301     PISSN: 14662132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJETM.2008.017858     Document Type: Article

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