Photocatalytic degradation and mineralization of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) using a composite TiO2 −rGO catalyst

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 344, Issue , 2018, Pages 950-957

  Gomez Ruiz, Beatriz ^a   Ribao, Paula ^a   Diban, Nazely ^a   Rivero, Maria J ^a   Ortiz, Inmaculada ^a   Urtiaga, Ane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Graphene oxide; Perfluorooctanoic acid; PFOA; Photocatalysis; TiO2 rGO; Titanium dioxide

Indexed keywords

BIOHAZARDS; CARBON; CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; CHAINS; DECOMPOSITION; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; GRAPHENE; ORGANIC CARBON; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOLYSIS; RATE CONSTANTS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TITANIUM OXIDES;

FIRST-ORDER RATE CONSTANTS; GRAPHENE OXIDES; PERFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES; PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID; PFOA; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC DECOMPOSITION; TIO2-RGO;

TITANIUM COMPOUNDS;

CARBON; FLUORIDE; FLUORINE; GRAPHENE OXIDE; PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

BIOMINERALIZATION; CARBOXYLIC ACID; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; COMPOSITE; DEGRADATION; OXIDE; PHOTOLYSIS; SURFACTANT; TITANIUM;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPOSITION; DEFLUORINATION; DEGRADATION; DEGRADATION KINETICS; FIRST ORDER RATE CONSTANT; HYDROLYSIS; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MINERALIZATION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOLYSIS; RATE CONSTANT; REACTION ANALYSIS; REDUCTION (CHEMISTRY); SURFACE AREA; SURFACE PROPERTY; SUSPENSION; SYNTHESIS; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 85036571494     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2017.11.048     Document Type: Article

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