Photocatalytic reduction of Cr(VI) from agricultural soil column leachates using zinc oxide under UV light irradiation

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 33, Issue 23, 2012, Pages 2673-2680

  Delgado Balderas, R ^a   Hinojosa Reyes, L ^a   Guzman Mar J L ^a   Garza Gonzalez M T ^a   Lopez Chuken U J ^a   Hernandez Ramirez A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NUEVO LEÓN   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Hexavalent chromium; Humic substances; Photocatalysis; Pore soil water; ZnO

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CATALYSTS; CHROMIUM; LOADING; NANOCRYSTALLITES; ORGANIC ACIDS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; RATE CONSTANTS; SOIL MOISTURE; ZINC OXIDE;

AGRICULTURAL SOILS; CATALYST LOADINGS; CR REDUCTIONS; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTERS; HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM; HUMIC ACID; HUMIC SUBSTANCES; HYDROPONIC SOLUTION; LEACHATES; PHOTOCATALYTIC REDUCTION; REAL SAMPLES; SOIL PORE WATERS; SOIL WATER; SOLUTION PH; SYNERGISTIC EFFECT; SYNTHETIC SOLUTIONS; UV IRRADIATION; UV-LIGHT IRRADIATION; ZNO;

CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS;

CHROMIUM; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; HUMIC ACID; ORGANIC COMPOUND; ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL WATER; ZINC OXIDE;

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHROMIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HUMIC SUBSTANCE; HYDROPONICS; LEACHATE; OXIDE; PH; SOIL WATER; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CATALYST; CATALYST SUPPORT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DISSOLUTION; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; LEACHING; PH; PHOTOCATALYSIS; REACTION OPTIMIZATION; REDUCTION; SOIL TREATMENT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WASTE; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER;

EID: 84871972931     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2012.676070     Document Type: Article

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