The effect of photon source on heterogeneous photocatalytic oxidation of ethanol by a silica-titania composite

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry

Volumn 225, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 58-64

  Coutts, Janelle L ^a   Levine, Lanfang H ^a   Richards, Jeffrey T ^a   Mazyck, David W ^b  

^a KENNEDY SPACE CENTER   (United States)

^b J Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Photocatalytic oxidation; Photon energy; Photon source; Silica titania composite (STC); Volatile organic compound (VOC)

Indexed keywords

EID: 80855131609     PISSN: 10106030     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2011.09.026     Document Type: Article

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