Kinetic study and modeling of the vacuum-UV photoinduced degradation of 2,4-D

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 187, Issue , 2012, Pages 114-122

  Imoberdorf, Gustavo ^a   Mohseni, Madjid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

2,4 D; Modeling; Photoreactor; Vacuum UV; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

2 ,4-DICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID (2 ,4-D); 2,4-D; BATCH MODES; DEGRADATION RATE; FLOWTHROUGH; FLUENCES; HYDROXYL RADICALS; INDUCED DEGRADATION; INITIAL CONCENTRATION; INITIAL DEGRADATION RATE; KINETIC CONTROL; KINETIC MODELS; KINETIC STUDY; MICROPOLLUTANTS; PHOTOINDUCED DEGRADATION; PHOTOREACTORS; RADIATIVE ENERGY; ULTRA-PURE WATER; VACUUM-UV; VUV RADIATION; WATER PHOTOLYSIS;

DEGRADATION; ELECTRON TRAPS; HERBICIDES; KINETIC THEORY; MODELS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOLYSIS; VACUUM; WATER ABSORPTION; WATER TREATMENT;

KINETICS;

EID: 84857798699     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2012.01.107     Document Type: Article

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