Why inorganic salts decrease the TiO2 photocatalytic efficiency

Methylene Blue (MB) has been chosen as a model molecule to evaluate the impact of inorganic salts, present in textile waste waters, on the adsorption properties and on the photocatalytic efficiency of TiO2. No OH∘ radical scavenging by anions such as NO3−, Cl−, SO42−, PO43−, and CO32− was observed a...

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Main Authors: Chantal Guillard, Eric Puzenat, Hinda Lachheb, Ammar Houas, Jean-Marie Herrmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2005-01-01
Series:International Journal of Photoenergy
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S1110662X05000012