Comparative analysis of the photocatalytic reduction of drinking water oxoanions using titanium dioxide

Water Research

Volumn 104, Issue , 2016, Pages 11-19

  Marks, Randal ^a   Yang, Ting ^b   Westerhoff, Paul ^b   Doudrick, Kyle ^a  

^a University of Notre Dame   (France)

^b Arizona State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bromate; Chlorate; Nitrate; Oxoanion; Photocatalysis; Titanium dioxide

Indexed keywords

BYPRODUCTS; CHEMICAL BONDS; CHROMATES; ELECTRONEGATIVITY; ION EXCHANGE; LIGHT SOURCES; NEGATIVE IONS; OXIDATION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE TREATMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TREATMENT;

COMPARATIVE ANALYZES; HEALTH EFFECTS; INORGANIC IONS; OXOANIONS; PHOTOCATALYTIC REDUCTION; SEPARATION PROCESS; SUSTAINABLE TREATMENTS; TREATMENT PROCESS; TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES; WASTE PRODUCTS;

NITRATES;

ANION; BROMATE; CHLORATE; CHLORITE; CHROMIC ACID; DICHROMATE; DRINKING WATER; FORMIC ACID; INORGANIC COMPOUND; NITRATE; NITRITE; OXOANION; PERCHLORATE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; TITANIUM;

ANION; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRINKING WATER; ION EXCHANGE; NITRATE; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOLYSIS; REDUCTION; REVERSE OSMOSIS; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER TECHNOLOGY; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; ATOM; LIGHT; PH; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTON; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION;

BROMATES; CATALYSIS; DRINKING WATER; NITRATES; NITRITES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; TITANIUM;

EID: 84980351325     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2016.07.052     Document Type: Article

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