Removal of toluene using UV-irradiated and nonthermal plasma-driven photocatalyst system

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 136, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1231-1236

  Huang, H B ^a   Ye, D Q ^b   Leung, Dennis Y C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Catalytic ozonation; Nonthermal plasma; Photocatalysis; Toluene

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE OXYGEN; ACTIVE SPECIES; CATALYTIC OZONATION; CATALYTIC OZONE; NONTHERMAL; NONTHERMAL PLASMA; OZONE CONSUMPTION; PHOTOCATALYTIC OXIDATIONS; TOLUENE DECOMPOSITION; TOLUENE REMOVAL EFFICIENCY; ULTRA-VIOLET;

IONIZATION OF GASES; OZONE; OZONIZATION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; REMOVAL; TOLUENE;

PHOTOCATALYSTS;

CATALYSIS; CATALYST; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PLASMA; TOLUENE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 78049372876     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)EE.1943-7870.0000268     Document Type: Article

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