Degradation of methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) in water by glow discharge plasma

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 63, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2814-2819

  Tong, Shaoping ^a   Ni, Yanyan ^a   Shen, Chensi ^b   Wen, Yuezhong ^b   Jiang, Xuanzhen ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Degradation; Glow discharge plasma; MTBE; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

CATALYTIC EFFECTS; DISCHARGE CURRENTS; ELECTRO-CATALYTIC OXIDATION; EXPERIMENTAL PARAMETERS; GLOW DISCHARGE PLASMA; GLOW DISCHARGE PLASMAS; HIGH DENSITY PLASMAS; HYDRATED ELECTRON; INITIAL PH; METHYL TERT BUTYL ETHER; MTBE; MTBE CONCENTRATION; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES;

BINARY MIXTURES; ELECTROCATALYSIS; ETHERS; FREE RADICALS; GLOW DISCHARGES; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OXIDATION; PHOTODEGRADATION; PLASMA THEORY; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

DEGRADATION;

FERROUS ION; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; TERT BUTYL METHYL ETHER;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; DEGRADATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD; ELECTRON; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; HYDROXYL RADICAL; OXIDATION; PH; PLASMA; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; DEGRADATION KINETICS; DENSITY; ELECTROCATALYTIC OXIDATION; ELECTRON; GLOW DISCHARGE PLASMA TECHNIQUE; HYDRATION; OXIDATION; PH; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

CATALYSIS; ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IRON; KINETICS; METHYL ETHERS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 79959726131     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2011.621     Document Type: Article

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