Adsorption and photocatalytic degradation kinetics of pharmaceuticals by TiO2 nanowires during water treatment

Waste and Biomass Valorization

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 443-449

  Hu, A ^a   Zhang, X ^a   Luong, D ^a   Oakes, K D ^a   Servos, M R ^a   Liang, R ^a   Kurdi, S ^a   Peng, P ^a   Zhou, Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Pharmaceuticals; Photocatalytic degradation; Surface adsorption; TiO2 nanowire

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTALLY BENIGN; HYDROTHERMAL CONDITIONS; PHARMACEUTICAL RESIDUES; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC EFFICIENCY; SURFACE ADSORPTION; TIO;

ADSORPTION; DEGRADATION; DRUG PRODUCTS; NANOPARTICLES; NANOWIRES; OXIDE MINERALS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOLYSIS; SURFACE TREATMENT;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84875245999     PISSN: 18772641     EISSN: 1877265X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12649-012-9142-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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