Mineralisation of the antibiotic amoxicillin in pure and surface waters by artificial UVA- and sunlight-induced fenton oxidation

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 84, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1211-1217

  Mavronikola, Chariklia ^a   Demetriou, Maria ^b   Hapeshi, Evroula ^a   Partassides, Dora ^b   Michael, Costas ^a   Mantzavinos, Dionissios ^a,c   Kassinos, Despo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

^b State General Laboratory of Cyprus   (Cyprus)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Amoxicillin; Mineralisation; Photo Fenton; Sunlight; Water matrix

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; MINERALISATION; PHOTO-FENTON; SUNLIGHT; WATER MATRIX;

ANTIBIOTICS; DEGRADATION; DEIONIZED WATER; IRRADIATION; ORGANIC CARBON; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SOLAR RADIATION; SURFACE WATERS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER CONTENT;

MINERALOGY;

AMOXICILLIN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IRON; ORGANIC CARBON; SCAVENGER; WATER;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CATALYST; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DEGRADATION; FENTON REACTION; ILLUMINATION; KINETICS; MINERALIZATION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SOLAR RADIATION; SUNLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION;

EID: 67650891649     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: 10974660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.2159     Document Type: Article

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