Production of electricity and hydrogen by photocatalytic degradation of organic wastes in a photoelectrochemical cell. The concept of the Photofuelcell: A review of a re-emerging research field

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 185, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 575-590

  Lianos, Panagiotis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Photocatalytic degradation; Photoelectrochemical cell; Photofuelcell

Indexed keywords

CELL EFFICIENCY; CELL OPERATION; EFFICIENT PRODUCTION; INORGANIC WASTE; ORGANIC WASTES; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTOANODE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICALS; PHOTOFUELCELL; RESEARCH FIELDS;

PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; RESEARCH; SEWAGE;

PHOTODEGRADATION;

ELECTROLYTE; HYDROGEN; NANOMATERIAL; TITANIUM;

ALTERNATIVE FUEL; CATALYSIS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FUEL CELL; HYDROGEN; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; WASTE TECHNOLOGY;

ABSORPTION; CATHODE RAY TUBE; CHEMICAL REACTION; ELECTRIC BATTERY; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODE; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; REVIEW; SEMICONDUCTOR;

CATALYSIS; ELECTRICITY; HYDROGEN; PHOTOLYSIS;

EID: 78649947149     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.10.083     Document Type: Review

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