Photocatalytic dechlorination of polychlorinated biphenyls using leuco-methylene blue sensitization, broad spectrum visible lamps, or light emitting diodes

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 23, 2010, Pages 9075-9079

  Izadifard, Maryam ^a   Langford, Cooper H ^a   Achari, Gopal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR OXIDATION; BROAD SPECTRUM; CHAIN REACTION; CHLOROAROMATICS; ELECTRON TRANSFER; LONG WAVELENGTH; METHYLENE BLUE; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; PHOTOCATALYZED; REDUCTANTS; REDUCTION POTENTIAL; SODIUM BOROHYDRIDES;

DECHLORINATION; FLUORESCENT LAMPS; INSECTICIDES; LIGHT EMISSION; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; LIGHTING; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SODIUM;

EXCITED STATES;

AROMATIC COMPOUND; DYE; METHYLENE BLUE; PHENOTHIAZINE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; SODIUM BOROHYDRIDE;

CATALYSIS; DECHLORINATION; DYE; ELECTRON; OXIDATION; PCB; PHOTODEGRADATION; REDUCTION; VISIBLE SPECTRUM;

ARTICLE; DECHLORINATION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; EXCITATION; FLUORESCENCE; LIGHT EMITTING DIODE; OXIDATION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SUNLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BOROHYDRIDES; CATALYSIS; CHLORINE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; HALOGENATION; LIGHTING; METHYLENE BLUE; PHENOTHIAZINES; PHOTOLYSIS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SUNLIGHT;

EID: 78650286381     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es1019993     Document Type: Article

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