Photodegradation of norfloxacin in aqueous and organic solvents: A kinetic study

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry

Volumn 302, Issue , 2015, Pages 1-10

  Ahmad, Iqbal ^a   Bano, Raheela ^a   Musharraf, Syed Ghulam ^b   Sheraz, Muhammad Ali ^a   Ahmed, Sofia ^a   Tahir, Hajra ^b   Ul Arfeen, Qamar ^b   Bhatti, Muhammad Salman ^b   Shad, Zufi ^a   Hussain, Syed Fazal ^a  

^a BAQAI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Kinetics; Norfloxacin; Photodegradation; Rate pH profile; Solvent effect

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922449289     PISSN: 10106030     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2015.01.005     Document Type: Article

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