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International Journal of Photoenergy
Volume 2014 (2014), Article ID 401239, 9 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/401239
Research Article

Effects of UV-Vis Irradiation on Vanadium Etioporphyrins Extracted from Crude Oil and the Role of Nanostructured Titania

Debra Jene Kirkconnell Reyes,1 Andrés García Saravia Ortiz de Montellano,1 Rudy Amilcar Trejo Tzab,2 Gerko Oskam,1 and Juan José Alvarado Gil1

1Department of Applied Physics, CINVESTAV-Unidad Mérida, Antigua Carretera a Progreso Km. 6, 97310 Mérida, YUC, Mexico
2Facultad de Ingeniería Química, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Periférico Norte Km. 33.5, Tablaje Catastral 13615, Col. Chuburná de Hidalgo Inn, 97310 Mérida, YUC, Mexico

Received 14 December 2013; Revised 7 February 2014; Accepted 8 February 2014; Published 2 April 2014

Academic Editor: Wei Xiao

Copyright © 2014 Debra Jene Kirkconnell Reyes 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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