Photocatalytic decomposition of gaseous toluene by TiO2 nanoparticles coated on activated carbon

Iranian Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 305-310

  Rezaee, A ^a   Pourtaghi, Gh H ^a   Khavanin, A ^a   Mamoory, R Sarraf ^a   Ghaneian, M T ^a   Godini, H ^a  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Coating; Photocatalytic; TiO2 nanoparticles; Toluene

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; BIOREACTOR; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; COATING; DECOMPOSITION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 63049105679     PISSN: 17351979     EISSN: 17352746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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