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

• Main Authors: Yuliati, Leny, Wai, Run Siah, Roslan, Nur Azmina, Shamsuddin, Mustaffa, Lintang, Hendrik O.
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: Q Science (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/61377/1/LenyYuliati014_ModificationofTitaniumDioxideNanoparticles.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/61377/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) is a common herbicide that has been used in control of broadleaf weeds, wheat, corn, pastureland, lawn, recreational lakes, turf; and roadsides. Due to it excessive usage, these herbicides that contained 2,4-D can cause contamination over agricultural land and...