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Photocatalytic degradation of organophosphorus pesticides using floating photocatalyst TiO2 · SiO2/beads by sunlight

Chen Shifu, +1 more
- 01 Jul 2005 - 
- Vol. 79, Iss: 1, pp 1-9
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In this article, the feasibility of photocatalytic degradation of organophosphorus pesticides using TiO 2 ǫ·SiO 2 beads as a floating photocatalyst by sunlight is studied.
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This article is published in Solar Energy.The article was published on 2005-07-01. It has received 129 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Photocatalysis.

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