An analysis of Fe2O3 assisted photocatalytic degradation of Congo Red dye

Toxicology and Environmental Health Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 62-69

  Bharadwaj, Leena ^a   Bhardwaj, Mohit ^b   Sharma, Mohan Kumar ^a  

^a Department of Physics   (India)

^b Directorate of Floriculture Research   (India)

Author keywords

Biosafety; Congo Red dye; Photocatalysis

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CHLORIDE; CONGO RED; FERRIC OXIDE; MAGNESIUM; NITRATE; SULFATE;

AGAR DIFFUSION; ALKALINITY; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; AQUATIC SPECIES; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HIGH PERFORMANCE THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PH; PHOTOCATALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TEMPERATURE; TURBIDITY; WATER HARDNESS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84873272121     PISSN: 20059752     EISSN: 22337784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13530-011-0102-5     Document Type: Article

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