International Journal of Photoenergy
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 801694, 10 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/801694
Review Article
Heterogeneous Photo-Fenton Reaction Catalyzed by Nanosized Iron Oxides for Water Treatment
1Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing 401122, China
2Guangzhou Municipal Engineering Design & Research Institute, Guangzhou 510060, China
Received 7 June 2012; Accepted 31 July 2012
Academic Editor: Jiaguo Yu
Copyright © 2012 Chuan Wang et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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