Solar/UV-induced photocatalytic degradation of volatile toluene

Environmental Technology

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1085-1093

  Momani, Fares Al ^a   Jarrah, Nabeel ^a  

^a MUTAH UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Biodegradability; Photo catalysis; Post treatment; Solar oxidation

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIODEGRADATION; CATALYSIS; DEGRADATION; FLOW RATE; IRRADIATION; MOISTURE; OXIDATION; OZONE; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PILOT PLANTS; SOLAR RADIATION;

BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; DECOMPOSITION RATE; GASEOUS TOLUENE; HIGH-FLOW RATE; INLET CONCENTRATION; INLET FLOW RATE; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC REACTIONS; POST-TREATMENT; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; SOLAR IRRADIATION; SOLAR PROCESS; SOLAR-OXIDATION; TOLUENE CONVERSION; TOLUENE DECOMPOSITION; WATER-SOLUBLE ORGANICS;

TOLUENE;

OZONE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TOLUENE;

CATALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DECOMPOSITION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTODEGRADATION; REACTION KINETICS; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SOLAR RADIATION; TOLUENE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VOLATILE ELEMENT;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DECOMPOSITION; HUMIDITY; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; SOLAR RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 70349297602     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593330903079213     Document Type: Article

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