Kinetic study of acetaminophen degradation by visible light photocatalysis

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 892-899

  Gotostos, Mary Jane N ^a   Su, Chia Chi ^b   De Luna, Mark Daniel G ^a   Lu, Ming Chun ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES   (Philippines)

^b CHIA NAN UNIVERSITY OF PHARMACY AND SCIENCE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acetaminophen; Kinetic; Photocatalytic degradation; Visible light

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; CATALYSTS; DEGRADATION; KINETICS; LIGHT; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; RATE CONSTANTS; SOL-GEL PROCESS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ACETAMINOPHEN; CATALYST CONCENTRATION; LANGMUIR HINSHELWOOD EQUATION; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PSEUDO-FIRST ORDER KINETICS; TIO; VISIBLE LIGHT; VISIBLE-LIGHT PHOTOCATALYSIS;

LOADING;

PARACETAMOL;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; DRUG DEGRADATION; PH; PHOTOCATALYSIS; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

ACETAMINOPHEN; KINETIC; MODIFIED TIO2; PHOTOCATALYTIC DEGRADATION; VISIBLE LIGHT;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; CATALYSIS; KINETICS; LIGHT; PHOTOLYSIS;

EID: 84899494412     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2014.894310     Document Type: Article

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