Efficient photochemical decomposition of long-chain perfluorocarboxylic acids by means of an aqueous/liquid CO2 biphasic system

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 19, 2005, Pages 7692-7697

  Hori, Hisao ^a   Yamamoto, Ari ^a   Kutsuna, Shuzo ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; DECOMPOSITION; EMULSIFICATION; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SURFACE TREATMENT; WATER;

BIPHASIC SYSTEM; EMULSIFYING AGENTS; PHOTOCHEMICAL DECOMPOSITION;

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; NONANOIC ACID; PERFLUOROCARBOXYLIC ACID; PERFLUORODECANOIC ACID; PERFLUORONONANOIC ACID; PERFLUOROUNDECANOIC ACID; PEROXYDISULFATE POTASSIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNDECANOIC ACID; CARBOXYLIC ACID; FLUOROCARBON; WATER;

CARBOXYLIC ACID; DECOMPOSITION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL REACTION; DECOMPOSITION; FLUORINATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOREACTIVITY; WATER TREATMENT; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; KINETICS; METHODOLOGY; PHASE TRANSITION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; FLUOROCARBONS; KINETICS; PHASE TRANSITION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 26044476326     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es050753r     Document Type: Article

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