Photocatalytic degradation of 3,4-dichlorophenylurea in aqueous gold nanoparticles-modified titanium dioxide suspension under simulated solar light

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 190, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 930-937

  Chusaksri, S ^a   Lomda, J ^a   Saleepochn, T ^a   Sutthivaiyakit, P ^a  

^a KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

3,4 Dichlorophenylurea; Au TiO2; LC MS MS; Photocatalytic degradation; Simulated solar light

Indexed keywords

3,4-DICHLOROPHENYLUREA; AU/TIO2; LC/MS/MS; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; SIMULATED SOLAR LIGHT;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ATOMIC SPECTROSCOPY; CALCINATION; GOLD COATINGS; GOLD DEPOSITS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

DEGRADATION;

3,4 DICHLOROPHENYLUREA; ACETIC ACID; AQUEOUS GOLD NANOPARTICLE; CHLORIDE ION; FORMIC ACID; NANOPARTICLE; NITRATE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GOLD; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PH; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); REACTION KINETICS; SOLAR ACTIVITY; TITANIUM; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

AIR; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DEGRADATION; FIRST ORDER KINETICS; HALF LIFE TIME; ION PAIR CHROMATOGRAPHY; KINETICS; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SIMULATED SOLAR LIGHT; SPECTROMETRY; SUNLIGHT; SUSPENSION; TEMPERATURE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION SPECTROMETRY;

CATALYSIS; GOLD; HALF-LIFE; KINETICS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; PHENYLUREA COMPOUNDS; PHOTOLYSIS; SUNLIGHT; SUSPENSIONS; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; TITANIUM;

EID: 79956160174     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.04.028     Document Type: Article

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