A hybridization approach to efficient TiO2 photodegradation of aqueous benzalkonium chloride

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 293, Issue , 2015, Pages 122-130

  Suchithra, Padmajan Sasikala ^a   Carleer, Robert ^a   Ananthakumar, Solaippan ^b   Yperman, Jan ^a  

^a HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b REGIONAL RESEARCH LABORATORY CSIR   (India)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Benzalkonium chloride; Photodegradation; TiO2

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; CATALYSTS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; IRRADIATION; PHOTODEGRADATION; POLLUTION; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

AQUEOUS DISPERSIONS; BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE; CATIONIC POLLUTANTS; INTERMEDIATE PRODUCT; NEGATIVELY CHARGED; POSITIVELY CHARGED; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM SURFACTANTS; TIO2;

CATIONIC SURFACTANTS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE; CATIONIC SURFACTANT; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; SURFACTANT; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; BENZALKONIUM; CARBON; TITANIUM; WATER POLLUTANT;

ACTIVATED CARBON; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; CATALYST; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; MINERALIZATION; PHOTODEGRADATION; SURFACTANT; TITANIUM; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ADSORPTION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CATALYST; CHEMICAL BOND; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DEALKYLATION; DEMETHYLATION; DISPERSION; HYBRIDIZATION; MINERALIZATION; PH; PHOTODEGRADATION; POLLUTANT; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; ROENTGEN SPECTROSCOPY; SOLID; SURFACE CHARGE; SURFACE PROPERTY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION; ZETA POTENTIAL; CHEMISTRY; PHOTOLYSIS; PROCEDURES; RADIATION RESPONSE; SEWAGE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER POLLUTANT;

ADSORPTION; BENZALKONIUM COMPOUNDS; CARBON; PHOTOLYSIS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; TITANIUM; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84926394964     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2015.03.011     Document Type: Article

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