cerium oxide (ceria) nano particle, as photodegradation prevention agent was studied in water-based polyurethane clear coat  systems. polyurethane coatings show superior weathering resistance compared with acrylic melamine systems. however, any chemical change has detrimental effects on the property profile of pu coatings. coatings containing various amounts of cerium oxide nanoparticles were p...

in this research, the thin films of n-s doped titanium dioxide (tio2) were successfully prepared by simple sol-gel method in the presence of tetrabutylorthotitanate as a starting reagent. furthermore, titanium dioxide (tio2) was functionalized with thiourea. furthermore, n-s doped titanium dioxides (nsto) were fixed on glass balls by glass balls fixed-bed reactor system. besides, the effect of ...

Compounds characterized by a slow degradation rate in the environment, i.e. resistant to biodegradation, and photolysis processes, are classified as persistent and have often been considered as potential environmental problems. A more exacting approach recognizes that a compound released to the environment has a tendency to accumulate in one medium more than in others. Hence, partitioning, tran...

Photodegradation of an aqueous solution of Penciclovir (PC, 1) in phosphate buffer (pH 7) under aerobic condition was studied with light of wavelength>270 nm. Three major oxidation products were detected by means of spectroscopic measurements. The products were 4-hydroxy-(3-Hydroxymethyl) butyl spiro imino dihydantion (2), 4[4-hydroxy(3hydroxymethyl)butylamino]-2-imino-1,2-dihydroimidazol-5-one...

perazinyl)-7-oxo-7H-pyrido[1,2,3-de]-1,4-benzoxazine-6-carboxylic acid] (Fig. 1) is a broad spectrum fluoroquinolone antibacterial, which is effective against a wide range of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria (1). Fluoroquinolones are sensitive to light (2) and studies have been carried out on the photodegradation of quinolones (3), fluoroquinolones (4), ciprofloxacin (5, 6), sparfloxaci...

Abstract-The photodegradation of two phenylurea herbicides monuron 3-(4-chloropylphenyl)-1,1 dimethylurea) and isoproturon (3-(4isopropylphenyl)-1,1 dimethylurea) in an aqueous solutions containing nitrates (10 M) and nitrites (10 M), using irradiation at 310 nm and at 365 nm respectively is investigated. In both cases MN (10 M) and IP (10 M) photodegradation followed pseudo-first order kinetic...

Polystyrene particles of different sizes are optically trapped with a gaussian beam from a He-Cd laser operating at 442 nm. The particles are observed to exhibit luminescence after a certain trapping time followed by an escape from the optical trap. The observed luminescence is explained in terms of the photodegradation of the polystyrene backbone. It is speculated that these chemical modificat...

In the present endeavour, SnO2 nanoparticles (NPs) were synthesized using microwave method. Synthesized SnO2 NPs were characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive spectrscopy (EDS) to find their structure, morphology and elemental composition. SnO2 NPs were of spherical morphology having crystallite size of 35.42 nm as obtained from Scher...

We investigated the impact of crystallographic orientation on the photocatalytic activity of single crystalline WO3 thin films prepared by molecular beam epitaxy on the photodegradation of rhodamine B (RhB). A clear effect is observed, with (111) being the most reactive surface, followed by (110) and (001). Photoreactivity is directly correlated with the surface free energy determined by densit...

The photocatalytic activity of meso-tetraphenylporphyrins with different metal centers (Fe, Co, Mn and Cu) adsorbed on TiO(2) (Degussa P25) surface has been investigated by carrying out the photodegradation of methyl orange (MO) under visible and ultraviolet light irradiation. The photocatalysts were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), diffuse reflectan...