Sonochemical destruction of nonylphenol: Effects of pH and hydroxyl radical scavengers

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 172, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 739-743

  Ince, Nilsun H ^a   Gültekin, Isil ^a   Tezcanli Güyer, Gökce ^b  

^a BOGAZICI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b FATIH UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bubble liquid interface; Hydrolysis; Nonylphenol; Reaction site; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

4-N-NONYLPHENOL; BIOLOGICAL PROCESS; BUBBLE COLLAPSE; BUBBLE-LIQUID INTERFACE; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING COMPOUND; HIGH FREQUENCY; HYDROXYL RADICALS; LIFE-TIMES; LIQUID INTERFACE; LOW DOSE; NONYLPHENOLS; REACTION SITES; RELATIVE CONCENTRATION; SONOCHEMICAL; T-BUTYL ALCOHOL;

ACOUSTIC WAVES; ALKALINITY; DEGRADATION; HYDROLYSIS; LIQUIDS; PH EFFECTS; PHENOLS; SCAVENGING; SEWAGE; ULTRASONICS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

PHASE INTERFACES;

4 NONYLPHENOL; ALKALI; CARBONIC ACID; HYDROXYL RADICAL; SCAVENGER; TERT BUTYL ALCOHOL; WATER;

ALCOHOL; ALKALINITY; BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; BUBBLE; CARBONATE; DECOMPOSITION; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; GROWTH RATE; HYDROLYSIS; HYDROXYL RADICAL; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PH; PHENOL; SEWAGE;

ACCELERATION; ALKALINIZATION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPOSITION; DEGRADATION KINETICS; INHIBITION KINETICS; PH MEASUREMENT; PYROLYSIS; QUANTUM YIELD; SIGNAL DETECTION; ULTRASOUND;

CARBONATES; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; HYDROXYL RADICAL; KINETICS; PHENOLS; TERT-BUTYL ALCOHOL; ULTRASONICS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 71049181485     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.07.058     Document Type: Article

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