Removal of thiocyanate from synthetic wastewater using TiO 2mediated photocatalytic degradation process

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 20, Issue 5 A, 2011, Pages 1308-1313

  Vohra, Muhammad S ^a  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Advanced oxidation; Cyanate; Cyanide; Photocatalysis; UV light

Indexed keywords

ANION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; CATALYSIS; CYANIDE; PH; PHOTODEGRADATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; TITANIUM; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WASTEWATER;

EID: 79958161467     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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