Photocatalytic degradation of 17α-ethynylestradiol in environmental samples by ZnO under simulated solar radiation

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 87, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1051-1058

  Frontistis, Zacharias ^a   Fatta Kassinos, Despo ^b   Mantzavinos, Dionissios ^a,b   Xekoukoulotakis, Nikolaos P ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

EDCs; Factorial design; Semiconductors; Sunlight; Water matrix; YES

Indexed keywords

EDCS; FACTORIAL DESIGN; SUNLIGHT; WATER MATRICES; YES;

BIOASSAY; DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTONS; RATE CONSTANTS; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SOLAR RADIATION; SUN; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); WASTEWATER TREATMENT; ZINC OXIDE;

EFFLUENTS;

ETHINYLESTRADIOL; HYDROXYL RADICAL; ZINC OXIDE;

ARTICLE; DEGRADATION; EFFLUENT; FACTORIAL DESIGN; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SOLAR RADIATION; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84863994902     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: 10974660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.3751     Document Type: Article

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