Comparison of different TiO2 photocatalysts for the gas phase oxidation of volatile organic compounds

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 241-250

  Raillard, C ^a   Héquet, Valerie ^a   Le Cloirec, P ^a   Legrand, J ^b  

^a ECOLE DES MINES DE NANTES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

Author keywords

Degradation intermediates; Indoor air treatment; Methyl ethyl ketone; Photocatalysis; Supported TiO2

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AIR PURIFICATION; AIR QUALITY; DECONTAMINATION; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; ODOR REMOVAL; OXIDATION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

AIR CONTAMINANTS; DEODORIZATION; PHOTOCATALYSTS;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

2 BUTANONE; ACETALDEHYDE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; COLORING AGENT; TITANIUM;

INDOOR AIR; OXIDATION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DEODORIZATION; EFFLUENT; GAS; HEALTH HAZARD; OXIDATION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOOXIDATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT; AIR POLLUTANT; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KINETICS; ODOR; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CATALYSIS; COLORING AGENTS; KINETICS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; ODORS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; TITANIUM;

EID: 4644318760     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2004.0274     Document Type: Article

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