Efficient decomposition of environmentally persistent perfluorocarboxylic acids by use of persulfate as a photochemical oxidant

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 2383-2388

  Hori, Hisao ^a   Yamamoto, Ari ^a   Hayakawa, Etsuko ^a   Taniyasu, Sachi ^a   Yamashita, Nobuyoshi ^a   Kutsuna, Shuzo ^a   Kiatagawa, Hiroshi ^b   Arakawa, Ryuichi ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^b KANSAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; DECOMPOSITION; EMULSIFICATION; IRRADIATION; METAL VAPOR LAMPS; NEGATIVE IONS; PHOTOLYSIS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

PERFLUROCARBOXYLIC ACIDS (PFCAS); PERFLURONONANOIC ACID; PHOTOCHEMICAL DECOMPOSITION; PHOTOCHEMICAL SYSTEMS;

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS;

CARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PERFLUOROCARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID; PEROXYDISULFATE POTASSIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CARBOXYLIC ACID; PHOTOCHEMICAL TREATMENT; PHOTOLYSIS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BOND; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DECOMPOSITION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PHOTOCHEMICAL EFFICIENCY; PHOTOLYSIS; REACTION ANALYSIS; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SAMPLING;

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CHROMATOGRAPHY, ION EXCHANGE; FLUOROCARBONS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOLYSIS; SULFATES; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 16844361874     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es0484754     Document Type: Article

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