Performance of silica-titania carbon composites for photocatalytic degradation of gray water

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 38-45

  Ludwig, Christina Y ^a   Byrne, Heather E ^b   Stokke, Jennifer M ^c   Chadik, Paul A ^a   Mazyck, David W ^a  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

^b Clear Carbon Innovations   (United States)

^c CAROLLO ENGINEERS   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon; Gray water; Photocatalysis; Silica; Titanium dioxide; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION CAPABILITY; CARBON COMPOSITES; DESTRUCTION RATES; EMPTY BED CONTACT TIME; GRAY WATER; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC REACTORS; RECIRCULATING SYSTEM; SILICA-TITANIA; TIO; TOC CONCENTRATIONS; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; CARBON CARBON COMPOSITES; LOADING; OXIDES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PORE SIZE; SILICA; SILICA GEL; SILICON COMPOUNDS; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; WASTEWATER;

ORGANIC CARBON;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; CATALYSIS; COMPOSITE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DEGRADATION; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PORE SPACE; SILICA; TITANIUM; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; WASTEWATER;

EID: 78650347508     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)EE.1943-7870.0000301     Document Type: Article

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