An overview of photocatalysis phenomena applied to NOx abatement

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 129, Issue , 2013, Pages 522-539

  Ângelo, Joana ^a   Andrade, Luísa ^a   Madeira, Luís M ^a   Mendes, Adélio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Applications; Immobilization; Photocatalysis; Titanium dioxide

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; NITROGEN OXIDES; PHOTOCATALYSIS;

ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; HETEROGENEOUS PHOTOCATALYSIS; HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT; IMMOBILISATION; LANGMUIR-HINSHELWOOD MODELS; NO X; OPERATING CONDITION; PHOTOCATALYSIS PROCESS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICES; REACTION MECHANISM;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

NITROGEN OXIDE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ANATASE; CATALYSIS; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; NITROGEN OXIDES; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; REMEDIATION;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; BATCH REACTOR; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELECTRON; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; FLOW RATE; HUMIDITY; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT INTENSITY; MATERIAL COATING; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOOXIDATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SEMICONDUCTOR; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION;

APPLICATIONS; IMMOBILIZATION; NO(X) REMOVAL TECHNOLOGY; PHOTOCATALYSIS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; NITROGEN OXIDES; PHOTOLYSIS; TITANIUM;

EID: 84883513742     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.08.006     Document Type: Review

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