Degradation of 17α-ethinylestradiol and its estrogenic activity removal by TiO2 nanotube arrays in photocatalysis

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 21, Issue 11 C, 2012, Pages 3515-3520

  Du, Juan ^a,b   Fan, Yu ^b   Hu, Wei ^a   Gu, Liang ^b   Qian, Xin ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Environmental Protection Research Institute of Xuzhou   (China)

Author keywords

17a ethinylestradiol; Estrogenic activity; Humic acid; Inorganic ions; TiO2 nanotube arrays

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; CATALYSIS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; HUMIC ACID; PH; PHOTODEGRADATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; TITANIUM;

EID: 84872136373     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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