Effects of pH on the degradation of aqueous ferricyanide by photolysis and photocatalysis under solar radiation

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 327-332

  Arellano, Carlos Antonio Pineda ^a   Martínez, Susana Silva ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE MORELOS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Ferricyanide; Hexacyanoferrate; pH; Photocatalysis; Photolysis

Indexed keywords

FERRICYANIDE; HEXACYANOFERRATE; HEXACYANOFERRATES; INITIAL CONCENTRATION; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; REVERSE REACTIONS; SUNLIGHT EXPOSURE; TIO;

DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOLYSIS; RADIATION EFFECTS; REDOX REACTIONS; SUN;

PH EFFECTS;

EID: 72449204090     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2009.10.008     Document Type: Article

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