Photocatalytic degradation of waste-water pollutants: titanium dioxide-mediated oxidation of methyl vinyl ketone
1992; Elsevier BV; Volume: 63; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/1010-6030(92)85158-q
ISSN1873-2666
AutoresM. Muneer, Sanjib Das, V. B. Manilal, Ajit Haridas,
Tópico(s)Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis
ResumoThe results of photocatalysed degradation of methyl vinyl ketone (MVK), an industrial pollutant, in aqueous solutions using both suspended titanium dioxide and titanium dioxide immobilized on glass surfaces are presented. The rate of MVK degradation as a function of MVK concentration fits a Langmuir-Hinshelwood equation. Carbon dioxide yield measurements indicate that only partial mineralization occurs in the initial phase of oxidation.
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