Removal of perfluorooctanoic acid and perfluorooctane sulfonate via ozonation under alkaline condition

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 243, Issue , 2012, Pages 272-277

  Lin, Angela Yu Chen ^a   Panchangam, Sri Chandana ^a   Chang, Cheng Yi ^a   Hong, P K Andy ^b   Hsueh, Han Fang ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Ozonation; Perfluorochemicals; Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS); Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA); Peroxone

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE CONDITIONS; CONTACT TIME; CONTAMINANT CONCENTRATIONS; ENERGY REQUIREMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS; HSINCHU; HUMAN HEALTH; OZONATION TREATMENT; PERFLUOROALKYL ACIDS; PERFLUOROCHEMICALS; PERFLUOROOCTANE SULFONATES; PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID; PEROXONE; PRE-TREATMENT; REMOVAL RATE; SCIENCE PARK; SEMICONDUCTOR FABRICATION PLANT;

ALKALINITY; HEALTH RISKS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; OZONE WATER TREATMENT; OZONIZATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

OZONE;

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; OZONE; PERFLUOROOCTANESULFONIC ACID; PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID;

ALKALINITY; CARBOXYLIC ACID; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; HYDROXYL RADICAL; INOSILICATE; OZONE; PH; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SULFONATE;

ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; DEGRADATION; EFFLUENT; ENERGY; OZONATION; PH; REACTION TIME; SEMICONDUCTOR; TAIWAN; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ALKALIES; ALKANESULFONIC ACIDS; CAPRYLATES; CATALYSIS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; FLUOROCARBONS; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; OZONE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

HSINCHU; TAIWAN;

EID: 84869871130     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2012.10.029     Document Type: Article

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