Application of TiO2–zeolite as photocatalyst for photodegradation of some organic pollutants

Subject Areas : Iranian Journal of Catalysis

Azadeh Bahranifard ¹

1 - Department of Chemistry, Islamic Azad University, Shahreza Branch, Shahreza, Iran

Received: 2010-12-09 Accepted : 2011-06-08 Published : 2011-06-01

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