Photodegradation of Herbicide Imazapyr and Phenol over Mesoporous Bicrystalline Phases TiO2: A Kinetic Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
3. Materials and Methods
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample | Anatase (%) | Rutile (%) | ABET/m2g−1 | kapp/min−1 (Imazapyr) | kapp/min−1 (Phenol) | rA,0/µmol m−2 min−1 (Imazapyr) | rA,0/µmol m−2 min−1 (Phenol) |
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T-400 | 54 | 46 | 165 | 0.0134 | 0.0136 | 0.40 | 1.03 |
T-500 | 73 | 27 | 120 | 0.0344 | 0.0199 | 1.25 | 2.21 |
T-600 | 52 | 48 | 70 | 0.024 | 0.0148 | 1.58 | 2.71 |
T-700 | 47 | 53 | 35 | 0.0313 | 0.0182 | 4.0 | 6.43 |
T-800 | 18 | 82 | 15 | 0.0335 | 0.0152 | 10 | 13.34 |
P-25 | 80 | 20 | 50 | 0.0136 | 0.0152 | 1.2 | 4.00 |
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Faycal Atitar, M.; Ismail, A.A.; Dillert, R.; Bahnemann, D.W. Photodegradation of Herbicide Imazapyr and Phenol over Mesoporous Bicrystalline Phases TiO2: A Kinetic Study. Catalysts 2019, 9, 640. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal9080640
Faycal Atitar M, Ismail AA, Dillert R, Bahnemann DW. Photodegradation of Herbicide Imazapyr and Phenol over Mesoporous Bicrystalline Phases TiO2: A Kinetic Study. Catalysts. 2019; 9(8):640. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal9080640
Chicago/Turabian StyleFaycal Atitar, Mohamed, Adel. A. Ismail, Ralf Dillert, and Detlef W. Bahnemann. 2019. "Photodegradation of Herbicide Imazapyr and Phenol over Mesoporous Bicrystalline Phases TiO2: A Kinetic Study" Catalysts 9, no. 8: 640. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal9080640