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Photoassisted oxidation of oil films on water. Final performance report, January 1, 1990--March 31, 1993

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10153880· OSTI ID:10153880

The objective of the project has been the development of a technology for cleaning up oil spills on water through their photocatalytic oxidation. The photocatalyst used was titanium dioxide. Nanocrytalline TiO{sub 2}, of anatase or anatase/rutile phase, was bound to hollow ceramic microspheres of sufficiently low density to be buoyant on water. In the presence of these, under sunlight, oil films were photocatalytically oxidized by dissolved oxygen.

Research Organization:
Texas Univ., Austin, TX (United States). Dept. of Chemical Engineering
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
FG05-90ER12101
OSTI ID:
10153880
Report Number(s):
DOE/ER/12101--T1; ON: DE94012334; BR: KC0501000
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English