Photolysis of aqueous H2O2: Quantum yield and applications for polychromatic UV actinometry in photoreactors

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 21, 2007, Pages 7486-7490

  Goldstein, Sara ^a   Aschengrau, Dorit ^b   Diamant, Yishay ^b   Rabani, Joseph ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b Atlantium Illuminating Water Technologies   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHANOL; PHOTOLYSIS; QUANTUM YIELD; SOLUTIONS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

PHOSPHATE BUFFER; POLYCHROMATIC ACTINOMETRY;

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE;

FORMALDEHYDE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; METHANOL; OXYGEN; PHOSPHATE; SUPEROXIDE; WATER;

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; METHANOL; PHOTOLYSIS; QUANTUM YIELD; SOLUTIONS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; METHANOL; PHOTOLYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; DECOMPOSITION; LIGHT INTENSITY; MEASUREMENT; PHOTOLYSIS; PKA; POLYCHROMATIC ULTRAVIOLET ACTINOMETRY; QUANTUM YIELD; REACTION ANALYSIS; REACTOR; ULTRAVIOLET PHOTOREACTOR; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; CHEMISTRY; PH; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

FORMALDEHYDE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; HYDROXYL RADICAL; METHANOL; PHOTOLYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 36048953100     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es071379t     Document Type: Article

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