Photocatalytic degradation of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid by Ca-Ce-W-TiO2 composite photocatalyst

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 173, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 369-375

  Akpan, U G ^a,b   Hameed, B H ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

2,4 D; Band gap; Composite photocatalyst; Degradation; Kinetic

Indexed keywords

2 ,4-DICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID; 2 ,4-DICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID (2 ,4-D); 2,4-D; ADSORPTION RATES; BAND GAPS; COMPOSITE PHOTOCATALYSTS; ELECTRON-HOLE RECOMBINATION; FIRST ORDER; HIGH CRYSTALLINITY; INITIAL CONCENTRATION; IRREVERSIBLE REACTIONS; ITS EFFICIENCIES; LANGMUIR-HINSHELWOOD KINETICS; PER UNIT; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC PROCESS; SOLUTION PH; TIO;

ADSORPTION; DEGRADATION; ENERGY GAP; HERBICIDES; KINETIC THEORY; KINETICS; PHOTODEGRADATION; RATE CONSTANTS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

PHOTOCATALYSTS;

EID: 80052584984     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2011.07.069     Document Type: Article

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