| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 581835 | Journal of Hazardous Materials | 2009 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Under UV light, phenol degrades on the surface of Y2O3, an insulator, and the degradation follows first-order kinetics, depends linearly on the light intensity and slows down with pH. The efficiency of degradation is higher with UV-C light than with UV-A light. While particulate anatase TiO2, ZnO, ZnS, Fe2O3, CuO, CdO, and Nb2O5 individually photodegrade phenol, each semiconductor shows synergism when present along with Y2O3, indicating electron-transfer from phenol adsorbed on Y2O3 to the illuminated semiconductors.
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Authors
C. Karunakaran, R. Dhanalakshmi, P. Anilkumar,