Coupling of titania with multiwall carbon nanotubes for decomposition of gas-phase pollutants under simulated indoor conditions

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 63, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 963-970

  Jo, Wan Kuen ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; BENZENE; DEGRADATION; EFFICIENCY; GASES; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; NANOTUBES; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TIO2 NANOPARTICLES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TOLUENE; WATER TREATMENT;

AVERAGE EFFICIENCIES; DECOMPOSITION EFFICIENCY; GAS-PHASE POLLUTANTS; INDOOR AIR QUALITY; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; POLLUTANT DEGRADATION; RELATIVE HUMIDITY RANGE; TOLUENE DECOMPOSITION;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

BENZENE; ETHYLBENZENE; MULTI WALLED NANOTUBE; NANOPARTICLE; ORTHO XYLENE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TOLUENE;

ADSORPTION; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CLEANING; CRYSTALLIZATION; DECOMPOSITION; DEGRADATION; FLOW RATE; GAS; HUMIDITY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; OXIDATION; POLLUTANT; POWDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SIMULATION; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; THERMOSTABILITY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84882275267     PISSN: 10962247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10962247.2013.801931     Document Type: Article

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