A comparison of several nanoscale photocatalysts in the degradation of a common pollutant using LEDs and conventional UV light

Water Research

Volumn 43, Issue 18, 2009, Pages 4499-4506

  Ghosh, Jyoti P ^a   Sui, Ruohong ^a   Langford, Cooper H ^a   Achari, Gopal ^a   Berlinguette, Curtis P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

4 Chlorophenol; Coumarin 343; LED; Nanofibers; Photocatalysis; Titanium dioxide; UV

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; ENERGY GAP; IRRADIATION; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; NANOFIBERS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; REACTION INTERMEDIATES; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TREATMENT;

4-CHLOROPHENOLS; COMPARATIVES STUDIES; COUMARIN 343; DYE SENSITIZED; LIGHTEMITTING DIODE; NANO SCALE; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; UV; UV-LIGHT; ]+ CATALYST;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

COUMARIN; DYE; MALEIC ACID; NANOFIBER; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

BIOREACTOR; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; CHLOROPHENOL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DYE; EQUIPMENT COMPONENT; IRRADIATION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTODEGRADATION; SPECTRAL REFLECTANCE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CATALYST; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; LIGHT EMITTING DIODE; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTOR; REFLECTOMETRY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SENSITIZATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER POLLUTANT;

EID: 71749112623     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2009.07.027     Document Type: Article

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