Degradation of phenol by a combined independent photocatalytic and electrochemical process

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 175, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 349-355

  Zhang, Feng ^a,b   Li, Miao ^b   Li, Wenqi ^c   Feng, Chuanping ^b   Jin, Yunxiao ^b   Guo, Xu ^b   Cui, Jianguo ^a  

^a TAIYUAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^c CHINA INSTITUTE OF WATER RESOURCES AND HYDROPOWER RESEARCH   (China)

Author keywords

Combined process; Electrolysis; Phenol; Photocatalysis; Synergetic enhancement effect

Indexed keywords

COMBINED PROCESS; DEGRADATION OF PHENOLS; ELECTROCHEMICAL PROCESS; ENHANCEMENT EFFECTS; OPTIMUM PH; PHENOL DEGRADATION; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; SYNERGETIC ENHANCEMENT EFFECT; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

DEGRADATION; ELECTROLYSIS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ORGANIC CARBON; PH EFFECTS; PHENOLS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PLATINUM; RATE CONSTANTS; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

BIODEGRADATION;

EID: 80755136698     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2011.09.122     Document Type: Article

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