Direct photolysis of nitroaromatic compounds in aqueous solutions

Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 598-604

  Chen, Bing ^a   Yang, Chun ^a,b   Goh, Ngoh Khang ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Nitrobenzene; Nitrophenols; Photodegradation; Photolysis

Indexed keywords

IONS; ISOMERS; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOLYSIS; REACTION KINETICS; SOLUTIONS;

NITROAROMATIC COMPOUNDS; NITROBENZENE; NITROPHENOLS;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS;

NITROGEN DERIVATIVE; WATER;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; IONS; ISOMERS; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOLYSIS; REACTION KINETICS; SOLUTIONS;

BENZENE; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOLYSIS;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; KINETICS; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; QUANTUM THEORY; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY;

KINETICS; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; QUANTUM THEORY; SOLUTIONS; WATER;

EID: 30744475733     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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