Sonochemical degradation of ofloxacin in aqueous solutions

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 61, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 3141-3146

  Hapeshi, E ^a   Achilleos, A ^a   Papaioannou, A ^a   Valanidou, L ^a,b   Xekoukoulotakis, N P ^b   Mantzavinos, D ^b   Fatta Kassinos, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Degradation; Ofloxacin; Ultrasound; Water

Indexed keywords

ABSORBANCES; AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; ARGON ATMOSPHERES; CAVITATION BUBBLE; DIATOMIC GAS; DRUG CONCENTRATION; HIGH ENERGY; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE CONCENTRATION; LOW FREQUENCY; OFLOXACIN; PEROXIDE CONCENTRATION; POWER DENSITIES; RADICAL REACTIONS; SONOCHEMICAL; SONOCHEMICAL DEGRADATION; SPECIFIC HEAT RATIO; THERMAL REACTIONS; ULTRASOUND; ULTRASOUND ENERGY; ULTRASOUND GENERATOR;

ARGON; CAVITATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; NITROGEN; OXIDATION; OXYGEN; REACTION KINETICS; SOLUTIONS; SONOCHEMISTRY; SPECIFIC HEAT; ULTRASONICS;

DEGRADATION;

ARGON; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; NITROGEN; OFLOXACIN; OXYGEN; PEROXIDE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTICS; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARGON; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DEGRADATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; RADICAL; ULTRASONICS;

AIR; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; BIODEGRADATION; BLEACHING; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DENSITY; ENERGY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SOLUBILITY; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; ULTRASOUND; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WATER TREATMENT; GAS; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SEWAGE; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; GASES; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; OFLOXACIN; SEWAGE; SOLUTIONS; ULTRASONICS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 77956631562     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2010.921     Document Type: Article

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