Photodegradation of nitroaromatic compounds in aqueous solutions in the UV/H2O2 process

Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 886-893

  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; UV H2O2 process

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; DECOMPOSITION; ISOMERS; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; RATE CONSTANTS; REACTION KINETICS; SOLUTIONS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

NITROBENZENE; NITROPHENOLS;

PHOTODEGRADATION;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; NITRO DERIVATIVE;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; DECOMPOSITION; ISOMERS; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; PHOTODEGRADATION; RATE CONSTANTS; REACTION KINETICS; SOLUTIONS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

KINETICS; PHOTODEGRADATION;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; PHOTOLYSIS; SEWAGE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER POLLUTANT;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; NITRO COMPOUNDS; PHOTOLYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 33644597878     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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