Modification of titanium dioxide nanoparticles with copper oxide co-catalyst for photocatalytic degradation of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid

• Main Authors: Yuliati, L., Siah, W. R., Roslan, N. A., Shamsuddin, M., Lintang, H. O.
• Format: Article
• Published: The Malaysian Analytical Sciences Society 2016
• Subjects: TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/70010/

2,4 - dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4 - D) is a common herbicide that has been used widely. Due to its excessive usage, the 2,4 - D herbicides can cause contamination over agricultural land and water bodies. In the present work, a simple impregnation method was used to modify the commercial titani...