The effect of nitrate, Fe(III) and bicarbonate on the degradation of bisphenol A by simulated solar UV-irradiation

Water Research

Volumn 41, Issue 19, 2007, Pages 4479-4487

  Tercero Espinoza, Luis A ^a   Neamţu, Mariana ^a   Frimmel, Fritz H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bisphenol A; Photodegradation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); IRRADIATION; NITRATES; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOLYSIS; SOLAR RADIATION;

BISPHENOL A; LINEAR MODEL; NATURAL AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT;

PHENOLS;

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; BICARBONATE; FERRIC ION; NITRATE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); IRRADIATION; NITRATES; PHENOLS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOLYSIS; SOLAR RADIATION;

BICARBONATE; NITRATE; PHENOL; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOLYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 35348967347     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2007.06.060     Document Type: Article

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