Photocatalysis with solar energy: Sunlight-responsive photocatalyst based on TiO2 loaded on a natural material for wastewater treatment

Solar Energy

Volumn 135, Issue , 2016, Pages 527-535

  Borges, M E ^a   Sierra, M ^a   Cuevas, E ^b   Garcia R D ^b,c   Esparza, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

^b Izaña Atmospheric Research Center   (Spain)

^c AIR LIQUIDE   (France)

Author keywords

Advanced oxidation process; Natural material; Photocatalysis; Sunlight irradiation; TiO2

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; FOG; IRRADIATION; OXIDATION; OXIDATION RESISTANCE; PHOTOCATALYSIS; POLLUTION; SOILS; SOLAR ENERGY; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ADVANCED OXIDATION PROCESSES; ADVANCED OXIDATION TREATMENT; GASEOUS POLLUTANTS; HETEROGENEOUS PHOTOCATALYSIS; NATURAL MATERIALS; PHOTOCATALYTIC SYSTEMS; SUNLIGHT IRRADIATION; WASTEWATER POLLUTANTS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CATALYSIS; DEGRADATION; INORGANIC COMPOUND; IRRADIATION; OXIDATION; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOLYSIS; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SOLAR POWER; VISIBLE SPECTRUM; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84974817902     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2016.06.022     Document Type: Article

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