Dual effect of photocatalysis and adsorption in degradation of azorubine dye using Nanosized TiO2 and activated carbon immobilized with different techniques

International Journal of ChemTech Research

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1537-1543

  Kumar, Jatinder ^a   Bansal, Ajay ^a  

^a DR B R AMBEDKAR NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Adsorption; Azorubine; Photocatalysis; Titanium dioxide

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; AZORUBINE; DYE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMOBILIZATION; MINERALIZATION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; SUSPENSION;

EID: 77957343196     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09744290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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