Photocatalytic degradation of nonionic surfactant, Brij 35 in aqueous TiO2 suspensions

Chemosphere

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 205-209

  Eng, Yong Yong ^a   Sharma, Virender K ^b   Ray, Ajay K ^c  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b Florida Institute of Technology ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dissolved oxygen; Light intensity; Oxidation; Photocatalysis; Removal; Surfactant

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; NONIONIC SURFACTANTS; OXIDATION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; REMOVAL; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

DISSOLVED OXYGEN CONCENTRATIONS; LANGMUIR-HINSHELWOOD MODELS; LIGHT INTENSITY; OPTIMAL CATALYSTS; OXIDATION RATES; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC OXIDATIONS; SYSTEMATIC ANALYSIS;

SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

POLIDOCANOL;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; LIGHT INTENSITY; OXIDATION; PARTIAL PRESSURE; PH; PHOTODEGRADATION; SURFACTANT;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; HYDROPHOBICITY; ILLUMINATION; KINETICS; MINERALIZATION; OXIDATION; PH; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION;

EID: 77549087080     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2010.01.042     Document Type: Article

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