Oxidative removal of acetaminophen using zero valent aluminum-acid system: Efficacy, influencing factors, and reaction mechanism

Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 314-319

  Zhang, Honghua ^a   Cao, Beipei ^a   Liu, Wanpeng ^a   Lin, Kunde ^a   Feng, Jun ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b Shangyu Environmental Monitoring Station   (China)

Author keywords

Acetaminophen; Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs); Aluminum; Fenton reaction

Indexed keywords

ACETAMINOPHEN; ACIDIC CONDITIONS; ACIDIC SOLUTIONS; ACTIVE INGREDIENTS; ADVANCED OXIDATION PROCESS; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS; FENTON REACTIONS; FENTON'S REACTION; HIGHER TEMPERATURES; INFLUENCING FACTOR; IRON SPECIES; OVER-THE-COUNTER DRUGS; REACTION MECHANISM; REACTION SCHEMES; REACTION SOLUTIONS; ZEROVALENT;

ALUMINUM; KETONES; PHENOLS;

REACTION INTERMEDIATES;

ALUMINUM; ANALGESIC AGENT; IRON; PARACETAMOL;

ALUMINUM; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; DRUG; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PH;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; EVALUATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; WATER POLLUTANT;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ALUMINUM; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; IRON; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84863141725     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-0742(11)60769-9     Document Type: Article

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