Initial photocatalytic degradation intermediates/pathways of 17α-ethynylestradiol: Effect of pH and methanol

Chemosphere

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 92-99

  Sun, Weiling ^a   Li, Si ^a   Mai, Jiaxing ^a   Ni, Jinren ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

17 Ethynylestradiol; Intermediates; Pathways; Photocatalysis

Indexed keywords

ALIPHATIC CARBON; AROMATIC RINGS; COSOLVENTS; DEGRADATION EFFICIENCY; DEGRADATION INTERMEDIATES; EFFECT OF PH; ESTROGENIC ACTIVITIES; ETHYNYLESTRADIOL; INTERMEDIATES; PATHWAYS; PHENOL MOIETY; PHENOLIC MOIETY; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; REACTION PATHWAYS;

BIODEGRADATION; ENDOCRINOLOGY; METHANOL; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; PHENOLS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION;

PH EFFECTS;

ALIPHATIC COMPOUND; AROMATIC COMPOUND; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; METHANOL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

CATALYSIS; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; HORMONE; METHANOL; PH; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; PHOTODEGRADATION;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BOND; CHEMICAL REACTION; DRUG DEGRADATION; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; ION TRAP MASS SPECTROMETRY; ISOMERIZATION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; PH; PHOTOCATALYSIS; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; PHOTOLYSIS; PROCEDURES; WATER POLLUTANT;

CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; METHANOL; PHOTOLYSIS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION AND REMEDIATION;

EID: 77956064090     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2010.06.051     Document Type: Article

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