Photodegradation of o-cresol using light emitting diodes with various wavelengths in the presence of photocatalysts

Environmental Engineering Science

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 535-542

  Su, Te Li ^a   Ku, Young ^b   Hong, Gui Bing ^a   Chen, Hua Wei ^a  

^a St Mary's Medicine Nursing and Management College   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

light emitting diode; periodic illumination; photocatalysis; wavelength

Indexed keywords

DIP-COATING PROCESS; ELECTRICAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; NOBLE METAL DOPING; O-CRESOL; OPTICAL CHARACTERISTICS; PERIODIC ILLUMINATION; PHOTO-DECOMPOSITION; PHOTO-DEPOSITION; PHOTOACTIVITY; PHOTOCATALYTIC PROPERTY; PHOTOCATALYTIC REACTIONS; POWER ENERGY; QUARTZ SUBSTRATE; TIO;

COATINGS; DIODES; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FILM PREPARATION; IRRADIATION; LIGHT EMISSION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PLATINUM; QUANTUM YIELD; QUARTZ; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; SILVER; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

LIGHT EMITTING DIODES;

ORTHO CRESOL; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; DEGRADATION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; LIGHT EMITTING DIODE; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; QUANTUM YIELD; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

EID: 79959880271     PISSN: 10928758     EISSN: 15579018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ees.2010.0348     Document Type: Article

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