Influence of parameters on the heterogeneous photocatalytic degradation of pesticides and phenolic contaminants in wastewater: A short review

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 311-330

  Ahmed, Saber ^a   Rasul, M G ^a   Brown, R ^b   Hashib, M A ^c  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Herbicide; Pesticide; Phenol; Photocatalysis; Water purification

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; CATALYSTS; EFFLUENTS; HERBICIDES; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; OXIDATION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PURIFICATION; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

LIGHT SPECTRUM; PHENOLICS; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; PHOTOCATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC OXIDATIONS; PURIFICATION PROCESS; RECALCITRANT ORGANICS; UV AND VISIBLE LIGHT; WATER PURIFICATION; ]+ CATALYST;

PHENOLS;

2 CHLOROPHENOL; 2,4 DINITROPHENOL; ACEPHATE; BENTAZON; CARBOFURAN; DAMINOZIDE; DIMETHOATE; DIMPYLATE; GLYPHOSATE; INDOLEACETIC ACID; ION; ISOPROTURON; LINDANE; METHAMIDOPHOS; METHYL ORANGE; METRIFONATE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PESTICIDE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHORATE; PHOSPHAMIDON; PICLORAM; PROPACHLOR; RESORCINOL; RHENIUM; TEREPHTHALIC ACID; THIRAM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; UNINDEXED DRUG; ZINC OXIDE;

CATALYSIS; LITERATURE REVIEW; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PESTICIDE; PH; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTODEGRADATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VISIBLE SPECTRUM; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

CATALYST; CHEMICAL REACTION; DEGRADATION; EFFLUENT; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; LIGHT INTENSITY; OXIDATION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; REVIEW; SEMICONDUCTOR; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WASTE WATER; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 78650521451     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2010.08.028     Document Type: Review

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