Oxidative decomposition of atrazine in water in the presence of hydrogen peroxide using an innovative microwave photochemical reactor

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 186, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 1808-1815

  Chen, Huilun ^a,b   Bramanti, Emilia ^b   Longo, Iginio ^c   Onor, Massimo ^b   Ferrari, Carlo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BEIJING   (China)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OTTICA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atrazine; Decomposition; Kinetics; MW UV H2O2

Indexed keywords

ATRAZINES; DIRECT REACTIONS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; INDIRECT REACTIONS; KINETIC ANALYSIS; KINETIC STUDY; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; MW/UV/H2O2; OH RADICAL; OPTIMAL CONDITIONS; OXIDATIVE DECOMPOSITION; PHOTOCHEMICAL PROCESS; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTOR; REACTION PARAMETERS; REACTION TEMPERATURE; UV LIGHT; UV RADIATION;

FREE RADICALS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; OPTIMIZATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

HERBICIDES;

ATRAZINE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; WATER;

ATRAZINE; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOREACTOR; DECOMPOSITION; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; OXIDATION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; REACTION KINETICS;

ARTICLE; DEGRADATION; MICROWAVE RADIATION; OXIDATION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTODEGRADATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ATRAZINE; CARBON; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; HERBICIDES; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; KINETICS; MICROWAVES; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 79751532419     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.12.065     Document Type: Article

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