Photocatalytic degradation of methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) in contaminated water by ZnO nanoparticles

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 83, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1447-1453

  Eslami, Akbar ^a   Nasseri, Simin ^a   Yadollahi, Bahram ^b,c   Mesdaghinia, Alireza ^a   Vaezi, Foroogh ^a   Nabizadeh, Ramin ^a   Nazmara, Shahrokh ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ISFAHAN   (Iran)

^c INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDIES IN BASIC SCIENCES IASBS   (Iran)

Author keywords

Contaminated water; Hydrogen peroxide; MTBE; Photocatalysis; Zinc oxide

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ALCOHOLS; CATALYSIS; CONTAMINATION; ETHERS; FIRE HAZARDS; FUEL STORAGE; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LEAKAGE (FLUID); MAGNESIUM PRINTING PLATES; MINERALOGY; NANOPARTICLES; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OXIDATION; PH EFFECTS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PIPELINES; RATE CONSTANTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TANKS; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE;

ADVANCED OXIDATION PROCESSES; BUTYL ETHERS; BUTYL FORMATES; CATALYST LOADINGS; CONTAMINATED WATER; CONTAMINATED WATERS; EFFICIENT TREATMENTS; FIRST ORDERS; FUEL SPILLS; HIGH CONCENTRATIONS; HIGH WATERS; INITIAL CONCENTRATIONS; IRRADIATION TIMES; MTBE; NATURAL WATERS; OPERATIONAL PARAMETERS; PHOTOCATALYTIC DEGRADATIONS; PHOTOCATALYTIC PROCESSES; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBONS; UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS; ZNO NANOPARTICLES;

DEGRADATION;

FORMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; NANOPARTICLE; ORGANIC CARBON; TERT BUTYL ALCOHOL; TERT BUTYL FORMATE; TERT BUTYL METHYL ETHER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC OXIDE;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; MINERALIZATION; OXIDATION; PH; PHOTOCATALYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 57149107811     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: 10974660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.1919     Document Type: Article

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