Photocatalytic Degradation of 4-n-Nonylphenol under Irradiation from Solar Simulator: Comparison between BiVO4 and TiO2 Photocatalysts
- 1 July 2002
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Chemistry Letters
- Vol. 31 (7) , 660-661
- https://doi.org/10.1246/cl.2002.660
Abstract
A toxic endocrine disruptor, 4-n-nonylphenol, was degraded using a well-known TiO2 and a visible-light-driven BiVO4 photocatalyst under irradiation from a solar simulator. The degradation rates for both BiVO4 and TiO2 are comparable in air-saturated solution though surface area of BiVO4 is much smaller than that of TiO2. This fact indicates that BiVO4 has a great ability to degrade alkylphenols in wastewater under solar light.This publication has 9 references indexed in Scilit:
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