Solid-phase photocatalytic degradation of polyethylene-goethite composite film under UV-light irradiation

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 172, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 1424-1429

  Liu, G L ^a   Zhu, D W ^a   Liao, S J ^a   Ren, L Y ^a   Cui, J Z ^a   Zhou, W B ^a  

^a HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Goethite; Photocatalytic degradation; Polyethylene; Solid phase

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION OF; DEGRADATION RATE; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; GOETHITE; GOETHITE PARTICLES; PE FILMS; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC DEGRADATION MECHANISM; PHOTODEGRADATION ACTIVITY; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPIC; SEM OBSERVATION; SOLID-PHASE; ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT IRRADIATION; UV-LIGHT; UV-LIGHT IRRADIATION; WEIGHT LOSS;

IRRADIATION; OXYGEN; PHASE INTERFACES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PLASTICS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; THERMOPLASTICS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

COMPOSITE FILMS;

FERRIC HYDROXIDE; PLASTIC; POLYETHYLENE; POLYMER; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

CATALYSIS; COMPOSITE; DEGRADATION; FILM; GOETHITE; IRRADIATION; PHOTOLYSIS; POLYMER; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION KINETICS; DIFFUSION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; IRON COMPOUNDS; KINETICS; PHOTOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; POLYETHYLENES; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 72049118179     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.08.008     Document Type: Article

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