Mechanistic features of the sonochemical degradation of organic pollutants

AIChE Journal

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 2206-2219

  Sivasankar, Thirugnanasambandam ^a   Moholkar, Vijayanand S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATI   (India)

Author keywords

Bubble dynamics; Cavitation; Sonochemistry; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTIONS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DEGRADATION; HYDROXYLATION; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PHENOLS; POLLUTION; PYROLYSIS; SONOCHEMISTRY; SULFATE MINERALS;

BUBBLE DYNAMICS; CAVITATION; NON-VOLATILE; PARTITIONING BEHAVIOR; POLLUTANT CONCENTRATIONS; REACTION PARAMETERS; RELATIVE CONTRIBUTION; SALT ADDITION; SIMULATION RESULTS; SONOCHEMICAL DEGRADATION; VOLATILE POLLUTANTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIODEGRADATION;

EID: 49049116910     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.11550     Document Type: Article

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