Nitrite formation during low pressure ultraviolet lamp irradiation of nitrate

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1393-1400

  Lu, Ning ^a   Gao, Nai Yun ^a   Deng, Yang ^b   Li, Qing Song ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Low pressure UV lamp; Nitrate; Nitrite; Photolysis

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION OF; DRINKING WATER STANDARDS; EFFECT OF PH; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; GERMANY; HIGH PH; HUMAN DISEASE; HYDROGEN IONS; HYDROXYL RADICALS; INHIBITING EFFECT; LOW PRESSURE ULTRAVIOLETS; NITRITE; PEROXYNITRITES; RAW WATER; SOLUTION PH; TIO; ULTRAVIOLET LIGHTS; UV LAMPS;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IRRADIATION; METALLIC GLASS; NITRATES; PHOTOLYSIS; POTABLE WATER; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; ULTRAVIOLET LAMPS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER SUPPLY; WAVELET TRANSFORMS;

PH EFFECTS;

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; NITRATE; NITRITE; PEROXYNITRITE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

DISINFECTION; DRINKING WATER; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; IRRADIATION; LOW PRESSURE; NITRATE; NITRITE; PH; PHOTOLYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ARTICLE; PH MEASUREMENT; PHOTOCATALYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION;

CATALYSIS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LIGHTING; NITRITES; PHOTOLYSIS; PRESSURE; TITANIUM; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; WATER;

EID: 77953155710     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2009.475     Document Type: Article

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