Application of the photo-Fenton process to the mineralization of phthalic anhydride in aqueous medium

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 25, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 210-215

  Trabelsi Souissi, Souhaila ^a,b,c   Oturan, Nihal ^a   Bellakhal, Nizar ^b,c   Oturan, Mehmet A ^a  

^a Université Paris Est UPEM   (France)

^b FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES DE TUNIS   (Tunisia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CARTHAGE   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Advanced oxidation process; Hydroxyl radicals; Mineralization; Photo Fenton; Phthalic anhydride

Indexed keywords

EID: 79251483496     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5004/dwt.2011.1445     Document Type: Article

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