Solar photocatalytic gas-phase degradation of n-decane—a comparative study using cellulose acetate monoliths coated with P25 or sol-gel TiO2 films

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 820-832

  Miranda, Sandra M ^a   Lopes, Filipe V S ^a   Rodrigues Silva, Caio ^a   Martins, Susana D S ^a   Silva, Adrián M T ^a   Faria, Joaquim L ^a   Boaventura, Rui A R ^a   Vilar, Vítor J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Gas phase photocatalysis; Honeycomb structures; n Decane; P25; Sol gel TiO2; Thin films; Tubular photocatalytic reactors

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANT; ALKANE; CELLULOSE; CELLULOSE ACETATE; DECANE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR POLLUTANT; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION STUDY; KINETICS; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHOTOLYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ALKANES; CATALYSIS; CELLULOSE; KINETICS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHOTOLYSIS; TITANIUM; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84939891569     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-014-2952-2     Document Type: Article

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