Solar photocatalytic treatment of phenolic wastewaters: influence of chlorides, sulphates, aeration, liquid volume and solar light intensity

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 52, Issue 40-42, 2014, Pages 7957-7963

  Adishkumar, S ^a   Kanmani, S ^b   Rajesh Banu, J ^a  

^a ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Aeration; Inorganic ions; Liquid volume; Phenolic wastewater; Solar light intensity; Solar photocatalysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84926204321     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2013.834522     Document Type: Article

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