Formation of chloroform during chlorination of alanine in drinking water

Chemosphere

Volumn 77, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1346-1351

  Chu, Wen Hai ^a   Gao, Nai Yun ^a   Deng, Yang ^b   Dong, Bing Zhi ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Alanine; Disinfection by products; Dissolved organic nitrogen; Formation pathway; Trihalomethanes

Indexed keywords

ACETALDEHYDE; ALKALINITY; AMINO ACIDS; CHLORINATION; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DISINFECTION; MOLAR RATIO;

ALANINE; DISINFECTION BY-PRODUCT; DISSOLVED ORGANIC NITROGEN; FORMATION PATHWAYS; TRIHALOMETHANES;

POTABLE WATER;

ACETALDEHYDE; ALANINE; BROMINE; CHLORINE; CHLOROACETALDEHYDE; CHLOROFORM; DRINKING WATER; ORGANIC NITROGEN; TRIHALOMETHANE;

CHLORINATION; CHLOROFORM; DISSOLVED ORGANIC NITROGEN; ELECTRON DENSITY; ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHLORINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR MODEL; PH; REACTION TIME; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 71149097934     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2009.09.030     Document Type: Article

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