Abiotic degradation of four phthalic acid esters in aqueous phase under natural sunlight irradiation

Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 285-290

  Lertsirisopon, Ruttapol ^a   Soda, Satoshi ^a   Sei, Kazunari ^a   Ike, Michihiko ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

abiotic degradation; first order kinetics; hydrolysis; photolysis; phthalic acid esters

Indexed keywords

ABIOTIC DEGRADATION; ALKALINE CONDITIONS; ALKYL CHAINS; AMBIENT TEMPERATURES; AQUEOUS PHASE; BIODEGRADATION RATES; DEGRADABILITY; DEGRADATION RATES; DI-ETHYL-HEXYL PHTHALATE; DI-N-BUTYL PHTHALATE; DIISONONYL PHTHALATE; FIRST-ORDER KINETICS; NATURAL SUNLIGHTS; NEUTRAL PH; OSAKA , JAPANS; PHOTOLYSIS RATES; PHTHALATE; PHTHALIC ACID ESTERS; SUNLIGHT IRRADIATIONS; TEST TUBES; WIDE PH RANGES;

ACIDS; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODEGRADATION; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; DEGRADATION; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; HYDROLYSIS; IRRADIATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PHOTOLYSIS; PLASTICIZERS; SOLUTIONS;

PHOTODEGRADATION;

ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID; PHTHALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; WATER;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; BIODEGRADATION; CATALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HYDROLYSIS; IRRADIATION; PH; PHOTOLYSIS; PHTHALATE; REACTION KINETICS;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; HYDROLYSIS; JAPAN; METABOLISM; PH; PHOTOLYSIS; SUNLIGHT; TEMPERATURE;

ESTERS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; HYDROLYSIS; JAPAN; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PHOTOLYSIS; PHTHALIC ACIDS; SUNLIGHT; TEMPERATURE; WATER;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONSHU; JAPAN; KINKI; OSAKA [KINKI];

EID: 62249095624     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-0742(08)62265-2     Document Type: Article

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