10.18453/rosdok_id00001760 Thuong Thi Tran, Huyen Huyen Thuong Thi Tran http://d-nb.info/gnd/1105667413 Universität Rostock 2016 540 Chemistry & allied sciences 2016 en http://purl.uni-rostock.de/rosdok/id00001760 urn:nbn:de:gbv:28-diss2016-0073-2 Brookite, anatase, and rutile were hydrothermally synthesized and characterized by XRD, Raman spectroscopy, SEM, N2 sorption, thermal analysis, DR UV-vis spectra. The spherical brookite and anatase nanoparticles are of 10 nm size, while the rod-like rutile crystals are larger (500 nm). The degradation of pollutants over brookite was investigated under sunlight equivalent UV and compared to anatase and rutile. The degradation of pollutants was comprehensively followed by UV-vis spectroscopy and TOC measurement. The scavenger experiments were carried out to detect the presence of active species.