Photodegradation of benzoic acid in aqueous solutions

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 955-960

  Oussi, D ^a   Mokrini, A ^a   Chamarro, E ^a   Esplugas, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Benzoic acid; Photochemical decomposition; Ultraviolet radiation

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PH EFFECTS; TEMPERATURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

DEGRADATION RATE; EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE; FIRST ORDER KINETICS; INCREASING TEMPERATURES; INITIAL CONCENTRATION; MEDIUM PRESSURE; PHOTOCHEMICAL DECOMPOSITIONS; RADIATION ABSORPTION;

BENZOIC ACID;

BENZOIC ACID;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; PH; PHOTODEGRADATION; RADIATION ABSORPTION; TEMPERATURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 0031714317     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593331908616754     Document Type: Article

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