: The photocatalytic degradation of pentachlorophenol on ZnO catalysts is reported. The studies were carried out in a conventional photoreactor at 298 K using 30 ppm of pentachlorophenol. Appropriate catalytic activity and high selectivity to mineralization products were found. A signiÐcant increase in the conversion was achieved at higher temperatures. No direct relationship between catalytic activity and speciÐc area or bandgap was found.1998 SCI (
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