Electron-accepting potential of solvents determines photolysis rates of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: Experimental and density functional theory study

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 179, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 173-177

  Shao, Jianping ^a   Chen Jingwen, J ^a   Xie, Qing ^a   Wang, Ying ^a   Li, Xuehua ^a   Hao, Ce ^a  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Electron accepting potential; PAHs; Photodegradation; Solvent effects

Indexed keywords

ACETONE MOLECULES; BENZO[A]PYRENE; CHEMICAL NATURE; DIFFERENT SOLVENTS; ELECTRON-ACCEPTING; ELECTRON-ACCEPTING POTENTIAL; ISO-PROPANOLS; MEDIA EFFECTS; PHOTOLYSIS RATES; SOLVENT EFFECTS; SOLVENT MOLECULES; SOLVENT PROPERTIES;

ACETONE; ACETONITRILE; AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; CHEMICAL BONDS; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; DICHLOROMETHANE; ELECTRONEGATIVITY; ELECTRONS; ETHANOL; HEXANE; METHANOL; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOLYSIS; RATE CONSTANTS; SOLVENTS;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

2 PROPANOL; ACETONE; ACETONITRILE; ALCOHOL; BENZO[A]PYRENE; DICHLOROMETHANE; HEXANE; METHANOL; PHENANTHRENE;

ELECTRON; PAH; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOLYSIS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; REACTION KINETICS; SOLVENT;

ARTICLE; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ELECTRON; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LIGHT ABSORPTION; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOLYSIS; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SOLVENT EFFECT;

ACETONE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRONS; KINETICS; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOLYSIS; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; SOLVENTS;

EID: 77952363921     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.02.075     Document Type: Article

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