TiO2-assisted photocatalytic degradation of humic acids: Effect of copper ions

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 61, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2581-2590

  Uyguner, C S ^a   Bekbolet, M ^a  

^a BOGAZICI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Copper; Humic acid; Molecular size fractionation; Photocatalysis

Indexed keywords

BATCH EQUILIBRIUM; CONCENTRATION EFFECTS; COPPER IONS; HUMIC ACID; INTENSITY FACTORS; INTERMOLECULAR INTERACTIONS; MOLECULAR SIZE FRACTION; MOLECULAR SIZE FRACTIONATION; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PSEUDO-FIRST ORDER KINETICS; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; SPECTRAL CHARACTERISTICS; SPECTROSCOPIC PARAMETERS; SPECTROSCOPIC TECHNIQUE; TIO;

ADSORPTION; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; COLOR; COPPER; ENZYME IMMOBILIZATION; METAL IONS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; RATE CONSTANTS; REMOVAL;

ORGANIC ACIDS;

COPPER ION; HUMIC ACID; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTER; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ADSORPTION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; CATALYST; COPPER; HUMIC ACID; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; REACTION KINETICS;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; DEGRADATION KINETICS; ISOTHERM; MOLECULAR SIZE; PHOTOCATALYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ADSORPTION; CATALYSIS; COPPER; HUMIC SUBSTANCES; KINETICS; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET; TITANIUM;

EID: 77954524933     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2010.174     Document Type: Article

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