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Photocatalytic Destruction Of Halogenated Organic Compounds In Water With A New Photocatalyst, Mabruka Hadidan
Photocatalytic Destruction Of Halogenated Organic Compounds In Water With A New Photocatalyst, Mabruka Hadidan
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In this research, a newly developed high surface area semiconductor porous material was synthesized from potassium titanium niobium mixed oxide (KTiNbO5) to be used as a photo catalyst in the presence of UV light to degrade halogenated organic compounds in water. The goal of the project was to investigate the catalytic activity of the material for its effectiveness in the degradation of the halogenated organic compounds, and it is the first investigation of this new photocatalyst with halogenated compounds. Model compounds dichloromethane, 1-chlorobutane, chlorobenzene, and trifluoroacetic acid in aqueous solutions were tested with the photocatalyst under ultraviolet light irradiation, using …