Photosensitized degradation of caffeine: Role of fulvic acids and nitrate

Chemosphere

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 124-129

  Jacobs, Laura E ^b   Weavers, Linda K ^a   Houtz, Erika F ^a   Chin, Yu Ping ^b  

^a The Ohio State University   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caffeine; Dissolved organic matter; Fulvic acid; Photolysis; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE; EFFLUENTS; IRON RESEARCH; NITRATES; ORGANIC ACIDS; PHOTOLYSIS; PHOTOSENSITIZERS; RATE CONSTANTS; WASTEWATER;

CHEMICAL AMENDMENTS; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTERS; FULVIC ACIDS; INITIAL CONCENTRATION; PHOTOLYSIS REACTION; PHOTOSENSITIZED DEGRADATION; STEADY STATE CONCENTRATION; WASTEWATER EFFLUENTS;

PHOTODEGRADATION;

CAFFEINE; FULVIC ACID; NITRATE; RIVER WATER;

ALCOHOL; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; ESTIMATION METHOD; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FULVIC ACID; HYDROXYL RADICAL; NITRATE; OXYGEN; PH; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOLYSIS; RADIATION BALANCE; SUBOXIC CONDITIONS; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOLYSIS; PHOTOSENSITIZATION; WASTE WATER;

SUWANNEE RIVER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 81855164870     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2011.09.052     Document Type: Article

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