Characterizing the optimal operation of photocatalytic degradation of BDE-209 by nano-sized TiO2

Journal of Environmental Sciences (China)

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1670-1678

  Chow, Ka Lai ^a   Man, Yu Bon ^a   Zheng, Jin Shu ^a   Liang, Yan ^a   Tam, Nora Fung Yee ^b   Wong, Ming Hung ^a  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Hydroxyl radicals; PBDEs; Photocatalysis; TiO2

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED OXIDATION PROCESS; BDE-209; BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS; COST EFFECTIVE; DEGRADABILITY; DEGRADED PRODUCTS; EFFICIENT TECHNOLOGY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HUMIC ACID; HYDROXYL RADICALS; NANO-SIZED; OPERATING CONDITION; OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS; OPTIMAL OPERATION; OPTIMUM CONDITIONS; PBDES; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PUBLIC CONCERN; TIO; VISIBLE LIGHT;

DEGRADATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; ORGANIC ACIDS; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; TITANIUM;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

DECABROMOBIPHENYL ETHER; DIPHENYL ETHER DERIVATIVE; FLAME RETARDANT; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

CATALYSIS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROXYL RADICAL; OPTIMIZATION; OXIDATION; PBDE; PHOTOLYSIS; TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PH; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; POLLUTANT; SUNLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

CATALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FLAME RETARDANTS; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; HUMIC SUBSTANCES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PHOTOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; SUNLIGHT; TITANIUM; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

TETRA;

EID: 84866339121     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-0742(11)60992-3     Document Type: Article

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