UV photolysis of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) in dilute aqueous solution

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 276-282

  Giri, R R ^a   Ozaki, H ^a   Morigaki, T ^a   Taniguchi, S ^a   Takanami, R ^a  

^a OSAKA SANGYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Defluorination; Degradation kinetic; Intermediates; Perfluorooctanoic acid; Photodegradation

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATED DECOMPOSITION; DEFLUORINATION; DEGRADATION KINETIC; DILUTE AQUEOUS SOLUTION; FIRST ORDER REACTIONS; INTERMEDIATES; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; MILD REACTION CONDITIONS; PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID; PROPER DESIGN; REACTION CONDITIONS; REACTOR SYSTEMS; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; SOLUTION PH; UV PHOTOLYSIS; UV WAVELENGTH; WATER ENVIRONMENTS;

ACETIC ACID; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FORMIC ACID; PHOTOLYSIS; REACTION INTERMEDIATES; REMOVAL; SOLUTIONS;

PHOTODEGRADATION;

ACETIC ACID; CHLORMETHINE; FORMIC ACID; PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID;

ACETIC ACID; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; FORMIC ACID; PERSISTENCE; PH; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOLYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; DECOMPOSITION; DEFLUORINATION; OXIDATION; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOLYSIS; REACTOR; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, ION EXCHANGE; FLUORIDES; FLUOROCARBONS; HALF-LIFE; HALOGENATION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KINETICS; OCTANOIC ACIDS; PHOTOLYSIS; SOLUTIONS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; WATER;

EID: 79551699247     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2011.050     Document Type: Article

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