Ultrasonic destruction of surfactants: Application to industrial wastewaters

Water Environment Research

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 259-265

  Weavers, Linda K ^a,b   Gim, Yang Pee ^a   Frim, J Aaron ^c   Yang, Limei ^a   Rathman, James F ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Ohio State University   (United States)

^c Wellington School   (United States)

Author keywords

Degradation; Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid; Industrial wastewater; Sonication; Surfactants

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); CHELATION; COMPLEXATION; DEGRADATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTES; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); RATE CONSTANTS; SONOCHEMISTRY; SURFACE TENSION; ULTRASONICS; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

CHELATING AGENTS; SONICATION; SONOCHEMICAL DEGRADATION; ULTRASONIC DESTRUCTION;

SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

ANIONIC SURFACTANT; CHELATING AGENT; EDETIC ACID; LIGAND; METAL COMPLEX; NONIONIC SURFACTANT; SURFACTANT;

ULTRASONICS; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DEGRADATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 18644364184     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143005X41834     Document Type: Article

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