title: Radiolysis of aqueous 4-nitrophenol solution with Al2O3 or TiO2 nanoparticles.
abstract: Aqueous 4-nitrophenol solutions containing TiO2 or Al2O3 nanoparticles were irradiated with electron beam. 4-Nitrophenol was decomposed by the ionizing radiation process in the absence of the nanoparticles. The addition of TiO2 or Al2O3 (2 g l(-1)) before irradiation improved the removal of 4-nitrophenol, total organic carbon (TOC) but also nitrogen (TN). To identify the origin of the loss (catalysis or simply adsorption), TiO2 or Al2O3 nanoparticles were added after irradiation. Experiments show that the effect of the presence of TiO2 or Al2O3 during irradiation is just due to adsorption.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire Chimie de l'Eau et de l'Environnement, UMR CNRS 6008, Ecole Supérieure d'Ingénieurs de Poitiers, 40 avenue du Recteur Pineau, 86022 Poitiers Cedex, France. florian.follut@etu.univ-poitiers.fr
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Follut
authors.forename: N Karpel
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Vel Leitner
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D000537:Aluminum Oxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D004583:Electrons; D053758:Nanoparticles; D009596:Nitrophenols / Q000737:chemistry*; D011839:Radiation, Ionizing; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000737:chemistry*; D014876:Water Pollution / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D009596:Nitrophenols; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; C009495:titanium dioxide; D014025:Titanium; D000537:Aluminum Oxide; C024836:4-nitrophenol