The photocatalytic decomposition of microcystin-LR using selected titanium dioxide materials

Chemosphere

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 549-553

  Liu, Iain ^a   Lawton, Linda A ^a   Bahnemann, Detlef W ^b   Liu, Lei ^b   Proft, Bernd ^c   Robertson, Peter K J ^a  

^a ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^c Sachtleben Chemie GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cyanotoxin; Microcystin LR; Photocatalyst; TiO2

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; DEGRADATION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PHOTOCATALYSTS; POTABLE WATER; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; WATER SUPPLY;

CYANOTOXINS; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY - MASS SPECTROMETRIES; MICROCYSTIN DEGRADATION; MICROCYSTIN-LR; PHOTOCATALYTIC DECOMPOSITION; PHOTOCATALYTIC OXIDATIONS; PHOTOCATALYTIC PROCESS; TIO2;

PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS;

MICROCYSTIN LR; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

CATALYST; CYANOBACTERIUM; DECOMPOSITION; DEGRADATION; DRINKING WATER; TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; DECOMPOSITION; DEGRADATION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; OXIDATION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 67349212128     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2009.02.067     Document Type: Article

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