Photocatalytic decomposition of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) by TiO 2 in the presence of oxalic acid

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 192, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1869-1875

  Wang, Yuan ^a   Zhang, Pengyi ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Carboxyl anion radical; Hole scavenger; Perfluorocarboxylic acids; Photocatalysis

Indexed keywords

ANION RADICALS; ELECTRON ACCEPTOR; FLUORIDE ION; HOLE SCAVENGER; NITROGEN ATMOSPHERES; OXALIC ACID; PERCHLORIC ACIDS; PERFLUORINATED CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; PERFLUOROCARBOXYLIC ACID; PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID; PHOTOCATALYTIC DECOMPOSITION; PHOTOCATALYTIC PROCESS; PHOTOGENERATED ELECTRONS; PHOTOGENERATED HOLES; POTASSIUM PERSULFATE; REACTION SOLUTIONS; TIO;

CARBON DIOXIDE; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; FORMIC ACID; INORGANIC ACIDS; IONS; PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCE; PARAMAGNETISM; PHOTOCATALYSIS; POTASSIUM IODIDE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ORGANIC ACIDS;

CARBOXYL GROUP; CARBOXYLIC ACID; OXALIC ACID; PERFLUORINATED CARBOXYLIC ACID; PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID; PEROXYDISULFATE POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM IODIDE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBOXYLIC ACID; CATALYSIS; DECOMPOSITION; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; HETEROGENEITY; NITROGEN; PHOTODEGRADATION; RADICAL; SCAVENGING (CHEMISTRY); TITANIUM; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ARTICLE; DECOMPOSITION; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; PHOTOCATALYSIS;

ANIONS; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY TECHNIQUES, ANALYTICAL; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRONS; FLUOROCARBONS; FREE RADICALS; LIGHT; NITROGEN; OCTANOIC ACIDS; OXALIC ACID; PERCHLORIC ACID; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; POTASSIUM IODIDE; TITANIUM; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 80052031644     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.07.026     Document Type: Article

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