Influence of activated carbon upon the photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue under UV–vis irradiation

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 784-791

  Matos, Juan ^a   Montaña, Ricmary ^a   Rivero, Eliram ^a  

^a INSTITUTO VENEZOLANO DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; AOPs; Methylene blue; Photocatalysis; Synergy; TiO2

Indexed keywords

EID: 84961757591     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-014-2832-9     Document Type: Article

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