Degradation of diethyl phthalate (DEP) in aqueous solution using TiO2/UV process

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 40, Issue 1-6, 2012, Pages 63-68

  Mansouri, Lobna ^a   Bousselmi, Latifa ^a  

^a University of Carthage   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Diethyl phthalate DEP; Endocrine disruptor; Hydroxyl radical; Photocatalytic degradation

Indexed keywords

EID: 85025359313     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2012.671142     Document Type: Article

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