Photocatalytic (UV-A/TiO 2) degradation of 17α- ethynylestradiol in environmental matrices: Experimental studies and artificial neural network modeling

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry

Volumn 240, Issue , 2012, Pages 33-41

  Frontistis, Zacharias ^a   Daskalaki, Vasileia M ^a   Hapeshi, Evroula ^b   Drosou, Catherine ^a   Fatta Kassinos, Despo ^b   Xekoukoulotakis, Nikolaos P ^a   Mantzavinos, Dionissios ^a,b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

ANN; Endocrine disrupting compounds; Kinetics; Synergy; Transformation products; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861909698     PISSN: 10106030     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2012.05.007     Document Type: Article

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