Desulfurization of real and model liquid fuels using light: Photocatalysis and photochemistry

Catalysis Reviews - Science and Engineering

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 281-343

  Samokhvalov, Alexander ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Desulfurization; Liquid fuels; Mechanisms; Photocatalysis; Photochemistry

Indexed keywords

CARBON-NEUTRAL FUELS; CLEAN FUEL; COMBUSTION ENGINES; CRITICAL REVIEW; FUEL CELL APPLICATION; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; PHOTOCHEMICAL DESULFURIZATION; PHOTOREACTORS; PILOT SCALE; TIO;

CHEMICAL REACTIONS; DESULFURIZATION; MECHANISMS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; PHOTOSENSITIZERS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

LIQUID FUELS;

EID: 84864871139     PISSN: 01614940     EISSN: 15205703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01614940.2012.650958     Document Type: Review

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