Two-stage reduction/subsequent oxidation treatment of 2,2′,4,4′-tetrabromodiphenyl ether in aqueous solutions: Kinetic, pathway and toxicity

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 192, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1795-1803

  Luo, Si ^a   Yang, Shaogui ^a   Xue, Yingang ^a   Liang, Feng ^a   Sun, Cheng ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

2,2 ,4,4 tetrabromodiphenyl ether; Fe Ag; Fenton like oxidation; Reduction; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES; DEBROMINATION; DEGRADATION MECHANISM; DIPHENYL ETHER; FE-AG; FENTON LIKES; LC-MS/MS; LUMINESCENT BACTERIA; OXIDATION TREATMENTS; TWO STAGE;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DEGRADATION; ETHERS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; TOXICITY;

OXIDATION;

2,2',4,4' TETRABROMODIPHENYL ETHER; DIPHENYL ETHER; FERROUS GLUCONATE; IRON; SILVER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; BACTERIUM; BIOLUMINESCENCE; DECOMPOSITION; DEGRADATION; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ETHER; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MINERALIZATION; OXIDATION; REACTION KINETICS; REDUCTION; TOXICITY TEST; ULTRASONICS; WASTE TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DEBROMINATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; OXIDATION;

BACTERIA; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IRON; KINETICS; LUMINESCENCE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; OXYGEN; PHENYL ETHERS; WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 80052033907     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.07.015     Document Type: Article

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