Sonochemical degradation of estradiols: Incidence of ultrasonic frequency

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 210, Issue , 2012, Pages 9-17

  Capocelli, Mauro ^a   Joyce, Eadaoin ^b   Lancia, Amedeo ^c   Mason, Timothy J ^b   Musmarra, Dino ^d   Prisciandaro, Marina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^b Faculty of Engineering and Computing   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^d SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Advanced oxidation process; Estradiol; Numerical simulation; Sonochemistry; Ultrasound frequency

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED OXIDATION PROCESSES; BUBBLE DYNAMICS; BUBBLE NUCLEI; BUBBLE WALL; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING COMPOUND; ESTRADIOL; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER; HYDROXYL RADICALS; INITIAL CONCENTRATION; LOW POWER; MODEL RESULTS; P-NITROPHENOL; POLLUTANT DEGRADATION; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; SIMULATION ALGORITHMS; SONICATION TREATMENT; SONOCHEMICAL DEGRADATION; ULTRASONIC BATH; ULTRASONIC DEGRADATION; ULTRASONIC FREQUENCY; ULTRASOUND FREQUENCY;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); COMPUTER SIMULATION; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; SONOCHEMISTRY;

ULTRASONIC WAVES;

EID: 84866120770     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2012.08.084     Document Type: Article

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