Removal of methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) from contaminated water by photocatalytic process

Iranian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 18-26

  Eslami, A ^a   Nasseri, S ^a   Yadollahi, B ^b,c   Mesdaghinia, A ^a   Vaezi, F ^a   Nabizadeh, R ^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

MTBE; Oxygen; Photocatalytic degradation; Titanium dioxide; Water

Indexed keywords

EID: 68649124312     PISSN: 22516085     EISSN: 22516093     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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