Fast degradation of estrogen hormones in environmental matrices by photo-Fenton oxidation under simulated solar radiation

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 178, Issue , 2011, Pages 175-182

  Frontistis, Zacharias ^a   Xekoukoulotakis, Nikolaos P ^a   Hapeshi, Evroula ^b   Venieri, Danae ^a   Fatta Kassinos, Despo ^b   Mantzavinos, Dionissios ^a,b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

EDCs; Fenton oxidation; Simulated solar radiation; Wastewater treatment; YES

Indexed keywords

EFFLUENTS; ELECTRIC LAMPS; ENDOCRINOLOGY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HORMONES; IRRADIATION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; RADIATION; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SOLAR RADIATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

EDCS; EFFLUENT ORGANIC MATTER; ENVIRONMENTAL MATRIXES; FENTON OXIDATION; PHOTO-FENTON OXIDATIONS; SIMULATED SOLAR RADIATIONS; SYNTHETIC ESTROGENS; TERTIARY WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

OXIDATION;

EID: 84857658408     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2011.10.041     Document Type: Article

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