Photo-Catalytic Oxidation Technology for VOC Control: Evaluation and Risk Characterization of Intermediates of Benzene Degradation Adsorbed on Catalyst

Environmental Engineering Science

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2016, Pages 970-977

  Dhada, Indramani ^a   Nagar, Pavan K ^a   Sharma, Mukesh ^a   Gupta, Neha ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

^b THAPAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

air pollution control processes; air toxics; exposure assessment; indoor air quality; nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

1,4 BENZOQUININE; 1,4 BENZOQUINONE; 2,2,3 TRIMETHYL DECANE; 2,2,4 TRIMETHYL HEXANE; ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ACETONE; BENZALDEHYDE; BENZENE; BENZENE DERIVATIVE; BENZOIC ACID; BENZYL ALCOHOL; CRESOL; CROTONALDEHYDE; CYCLOHEXANE; DICHLORO BENZENE; DICHLOROMETHANE; HEXANE; HYDROQUINONE; METHANOL; METHYLCYCLOHEXANE; METHYLCYCLOPENTANE; MONOCHLORO BENZENE; ORGANIC SOLVENT; PARA CRESOL; PENTANE; PHENOL; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TRICHLORO BENZENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ADSORPTION; AIR POLLUTION; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DEGRADATION KINETICS; DEGRADATION RATE CONSTANT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEALTH HAZARD; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOOXIDATION; PLUG FLOW REACTOR; RATE CONSTANT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 85003749420     PISSN: 10928758     EISSN: 15579018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ees.2016.0109     Document Type: Article

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