Selective photocatalytic oxidation of steroid estrogens in water treatment: urea as co-pollutant

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 146, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 465-471

  Karpova, T ^a   Preis, S ^a   Kallas, J ^a  

^a LAPPEENRANTA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Estradiol (E2); 17 Ethynylestradiol (EE2); Aqueous pollution; Endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs); Urea

Indexed keywords

HORMONES; HYDROPHOBICITY; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SEWAGE TREATMENT; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; UREA;

AQUEOUS POLLUTION; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING COMPOUNDS (EDC);

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ALCOHOL; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTRADIOL; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; STEROID; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; UREA;

HORMONES; HYDROPHOBICITY; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SEWAGE TREATMENT; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; UREA; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ADSORPTION; CATALYSIS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; OXIDE; PHOTOLYSIS; PHOTOOXIDATION; SEWAGE; STEROID; TITANIUM; UREA; WATER TREATMENT;

ADSORPTION; ADVANCED OXIDATION PROCESS; ARTICLE; CATALYST; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; HEALTH HAZARD; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROPHOBICITY; OXIDATION; PH; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SOLUBILITY; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TREATMENT;

ADSORPTION; CATALYSIS; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGENS; ETHANOL; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; TITANIUM; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; UREA; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 34347343736     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2007.04.047     Document Type: Article

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