CO along with CO2 and H2O were registered as final products during photocatalytic oxidation of various VOCs over TiO2.
Substrate concentration, UV intensity, and humidity as well as TiO2 pretreatments slightly influenced the CO selectivity.
CO selectivity increased as the reaction temperature increased.
CO selectivity substantially increased in the order of C6 hydrocarbons from hexane to benzene.
Pt deposition in amount of 1 wt.% completely prevented evolution of CO.