Pigmentary TiO2: A challenge for its use as photocatalyst in NOx air purification

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 261, Issue , 2015, Pages 76-82

  Bianchi, Claudia L ^a,b   Pirola, Carlo ^a,b   Galli, Federico ^a,b   Cerrato, Giuseppina ^b,c   Morandi, Sara ^b,c   Capucci, Valentino ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b INSTM   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^d GranitiFiandre SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Kinetic model; Micro sized TiO2; NOx degradation; Photocatalysis; Pigmentary materials

Indexed keywords

AIR CLEANERS; GASES; KINETIC PARAMETERS; KINETIC THEORY; NITROGEN OXIDES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

IRREVERSIBLE ADSORPTION; KINETIC MODELING; LANGMUIR HINSHELWOOD MECHANISM; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC MATERIALS; TIO; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AIR PURIFICATION;

EID: 84911402814     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2014.03.078     Document Type: Article

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