Photolytic and photocatalytic transformation of methadone in aqueous solutions under solar irradiation: Kinetics, characterization of major intermediate products and toxicity evaluation

Water Research

Volumn 45, Issue 16, 2011, Pages 4815-4826

  Postigo, Cristina ^a   Sirtori, Carla ^b   Oller, Isabel ^b   Malato, Sixto ^b   Maldonado, Manuel Ignacio ^b   López de Alda, Miren ^a   Barceló, Damià ^a,c,d  

^a INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND WATER RESEARCH   (Spain)

^b PLATAFORMA SOLAR DE ALMERÍA CIEMAT   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^d KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry; Methadone; Phototransformation products; Solar photo Fenton; Solar photolysis; Solar TiO2 photocatalysis

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; EFFLUENTS; IRRADIATION; LINEAR TRANSFORMATIONS; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MINERALOGY; ORGANIC CARBON; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOLYSIS; SOLUTIONS; TOXICITY;

LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY-TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY/TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHADONE; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATERS; PHOTOTRANSFORMATION PRODUCTS; SOLAR IRRADIATION; SOLAR PHOTO-FENTON; SOLAR PHOTOLYSIS; SOLAR TIO2 PHOTOCATALYSE; TIO2 PHOTOCATALYSIS;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

METHADONE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; BACTERIUM; BIOASSAY; BIOLUMINESCENCE; CATALYSIS; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; EFFLUENT; HYDROXYL RADICAL; INHIBITION; IRRADIATION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOLYSIS; REACTION KINETICS; SOLAR RADIATION; TITANIUM; TOXICITY TEST; WASTEWATER;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOLUMINESCENCE; CYCLIZATION; EFFLUENT; HYDROLYSIS; HYDROXYLATION; NONHUMAN; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRUPOLE MASS SPECTROMETRY; SOLAR RADIATION; TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY; ULTRA PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; VIBRIO FISCHERI; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); VIBRIO FISCHERI;

EID: 80052269199     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2011.06.027     Document Type: Article

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