Research Article
Tuning the Photocatalytic Activity and Optical Properties of Mesoporous TiO2 Spheres by a Carbon Scaffold
Table 2
TOC values (mg C/L) in solution after 6 hours (initial TOC values were 76 mg C/L in all the cases) with indication of the relative abundance of phenol and its degradation intermediates, and the overall conversion in terms of phenol degradation and mineralization yields (%).
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Relative abundance versus TOC values. *HY: hydroquinone; BZ: benzoquinone; CAT: catechol; SOA: short alkyl chain organic acids. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(b) Overall photocatalytic conversion | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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