title: Heterogeneous photocatalytic decomposition of halosubstituted benzyl alcohols on semiconductor particles in aqueous media.
abstract: The photodegradation of 2-, 3- and 4-halosubstituted benzyl alcohols (HBAs) on semiconductive oxides (TiO2, ZnO) was studied. It was found out that the photodegradation rate increases from the fluoro to bromo derivates in the case of 2- and 4-HBAs, whereas in the case of 3-HBAs the reverse trend was observed.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering, Department of Chemical Education and Informatics, Ljubljana, Slovenia. katarina.wissiak@uni.lj.si
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Wissiak
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sket
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vrtacnik
mesh_terms: D001592:Benzyl Alcohols / Q000737:chemistry*; D001966:Bromine / Q000737:chemistry; D002384:Catalysis; D005461:Fluorine / Q000737:chemistry; D006219:Halogens / Q000737:chemistry*; D007700:Kinetics; D010777:Photochemistry; D012666:Semiconductors; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry; D014867:Water; D015034:Zinc Oxide / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D001592:Benzyl Alcohols; D006219:Halogens; D014867:Water; C009495:titanium dioxide; D005461:Fluorine; D014025:Titanium; D001966:Bromine; D015034:Zinc Oxide