A potential new method for determination of the fluence (UV dose) delivered in UV reactors involving the photodegradation of free chlorine

Water Environment Research

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 328-334

  Feng, Yangang ^a   Smith, Daniel W ^a   Bolton, James R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biodosimetry; Free chlorine; Photodegradation; Quantum yield; UV reactor

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE; PHOTODEGRADATION; QUANTUM YIELD; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT;

BENCH SCALE; BIODOSIMETRY; FLUENCES; FREE CHLORINE; OPERATING CONDITION; UV DOSE; UV REACTORS; WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENTS;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

CHLORATE; CHLORIDE; CHLORINE;

CHLORINE; FLOW VELOCITY; PHOTODEGRADATION; QUANTUM MECHANICS; TRANSMITTANCE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOSIMETRY; FLOW RATE; PHOTODEGRADATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; REACTOR; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 77950404503     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: 15547531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143009X447920     Document Type: Article

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