Gas-phase photocatalytic decomposition of ethylbenzene over perlite granules coated with indium doped TiO2

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 224, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 106-113

  Hinojosa Reyes, M ^a   Arriaga, S ^a   Diaz Torres, L A ^b   Rodriguez Gonzalez V ^a  

^a INSTITUTO POTOSINO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y TECNOLÓGICA   (Mexico)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES EN ÓPTICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

BTEX; Ethylbenzene; Gas phase photo oxidation; VOCs

Indexed keywords

ETHYLBENZENE; GASES; GRANULATION; IRRADIATION; PHOTOCATALYSTS; SOL-GEL PROCESS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

BTEX; COATING METHODS; CYLINDRICAL CONFIGURATIONS; DECOMPOSITION RATE; GAS-PHASE PHOTOCATALYTIC DECOMPOSITION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE AND RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; UNDOPED MATERIAL; TIO; VOCS;

INDIUM;

EID: 84882861946     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2013.01.066     Document Type: Article

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