Photo-Fenton degradation of the insecticide esfenvalerate in aqueous medium using a recirculation flow-through UV photoreactor

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 198, Issue , 2011, Pages 370-375

  Colombo, Renata ^a   Ferreira, Tanare C R ^a   Alves, Suellen A ^a   Lanza, Marcos R V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Endocrine disruptor; Esfenvalerate; HPLC analysis; Photo Fenton reaction; TOC removal

Indexed keywords

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESFENVALERATE; HPLC ANALYSIS; PHOTO-FENTON REACTIONS; TOC REMOVAL;

EMULSIFICATION; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; INSECT CONTROL; INSECTICIDES; IRON;

DEGRADATION;

FENVALERATE; INSECTICIDE;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; INSECTICIDE; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTORECEPTION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ARTICLE; DEGRADATION; EMULSION; FENTON REACTION; PH; PHOTODEGRADATION; REACTION TIME; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INSECTICIDES; NITRILES; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PYRETHRINS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; WATER;

EID: 83955163739     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.10.078     Document Type: Article

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