Carbon isotope fractionation of 1,1,1-trichloroethane during base-catalyzed persulfate treatment

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 260, Issue , 2013, Pages 61-66

  Marchesi, Massimo ^a   Thomson, Neil R ^a   Aravena, Ramon ^a   Sra, Kanwartej S ^a,b   Otero, Neus ^c   Soler, Albert ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b GOLDER ASSOCIATES INC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

1,1,1 Trichloroethane (1,1,1 TCA); Base catalyzed persulfate; In situ chemical oxidation (ISCO); Isotope fractionation

Indexed keywords

1 ,1 ,1-TRICHLOROETHANES; BASE-CATALYZED PERSULFATE; CARBON ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; CARBON ISOTOPE FRACTIONATION; FRACTIONATION FACTORS; ISOTOPE FRACTIONATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT TOOLS; SITU CHEMICAL OXIDATION (ISCO);

CARBON; CATALYSIS;

ISOTOPES;

1,1,1 TRICHLOROETHANE; BASE; CARBON; PERSULFATE SODIUM; SODIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CARBON ISOTOPE; CATALYSIS; DEGRADATION; ETHANE; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; PH; SULFATE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; FRACTIONATION;

1,1,1-TRICHLOROETHANE (1,1,1-TCA); BASE-CATALYZED PERSULFATE; IN SITU CHEMICAL OXIDATION (ISCO); ISOTOPE FRACTIONATION;

CARBON ISOTOPES; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL FRACTIONATION; HYDROXIDES; OXYGEN; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SULFATES; TIME FACTORS; TRICHLOROETHANES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84878712437     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2013.05.011     Document Type: Article

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