Chemical oxidative degradation of methyl tert-butyl ether in aqueous solution by Fenton's reagent

Chemosphere

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 73-79

  Xu, Xiang Rong ^a   Zhao, Zhen Ye ^a   Li, Xiao Yan ^a   Gu, Ji Dong ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Decomposition; Fenton's reagent; Hydroxyl radical; Mechanism; MTBE

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; ETHERS; OXIDATION; PH EFFECTS; SOLUTIONS;

FENTON'S REAGENT;

DEGRADATION;

ACETIC ACID; ACETONE; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; ETHER DERIVATIVE; FENTON'S REAGENT; FERROUS GLUCONATE; FORMIC ACID; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IRON; METHYL TERT-BUTYL ETHER; TERT BUTYL ALCOHOL; TERT BUTYL METHYL ETHER; WATER;

BATCH PROCESS; DEGRADATION; FENTON REACTION; HYDROXYL RADICAL; MTBE; OXIDATION;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECOMPOSITION; DEGRADATION; KINETICS; OXIDATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PH; ROOM TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0346008019     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2003.11.017     Document Type: Article

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