Photodegradation of the herbicide azimsulfuron using nanocrystalline titania films as photocatalyst and low intensity Black Light radiation or simulated solar radiation as excitation source

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 163, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 756-760

  Pelentridou, Katerina ^a   Stathatos, Elias ^b   Karasali, Helen ^c   Lianos, Panagiotis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^c BENAKI PHYTOPATHOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Azimsulfuron; Heterogeneous Photocatalysis; Titania

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; AZIMSULFURON; EXCITATION SOURCES; HETEROGENEOUS PHOTOCATALYSIS; LIGHT RADIATIONS; LOW INTENSITIES; NANOCRYSTALLINE FILMS; NANOCRYSTALLINE TITANIA FILMS; PHOTOCATALYTIC PROCESS; SOLAR NOONS; TITANIA; UV-A RADIATIONS;

CATALYSIS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; NANOCRYSTALLINE ALLOYS; NANOCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; PEST CONTROL; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; SOLAR RADIATION; SUN; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TITANIUM OXIDES; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WEED CONTROL;

HERBICIDES;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HERBICIDE; PHOTODEGRADATION; SOLAR RADIATION;

CATALYSIS; HERBICIDES; LIGHT; NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOLYSIS; PYRAZOLES; SULFONAMIDES; TITANIUM; WATER POLLUTANTS;

EID: 60049101575     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2008.07.023     Document Type: Article

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