Bare TiO 2 and graphene oxide TiO 2 photocatalysts on the degradation of selected pesticides and influence of the water matrix

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 416, Issue , 2017, Pages 1013-1021

  Cruz, Marta ^a   Gomez, Cristina ^a   Duran Valle, Carlos J ^b   Pastrana Martínez, Luisa M ^c   Faria, Joaquim L ^c   Silva, Adrián M T ^c   Faraldos, Marisol ^a   Bahamonde, Ana ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE CATÁLISIS Y PETROLEOQUÍMICA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Graphene oxide; Natural water; Pesticides; Photocatalysis; TiO 2; Visible light

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXATION; GRAPHENE; GRAPHENE OXIDE; HERBICIDES; LIGHT; PESTICIDES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TITANIUM OXIDES; UREA; WATER POLLUTION;

NATURAL WATERS; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PROCESS; PHOTODEGRADATION RATE; TIO2; TITANIUM DIOXIDES (TIO2); VISIBLE LIGHT;

WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84950284082     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2015.09.268     Document Type: Article

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