Sonophotocatalytic treatment of ofloxacin in secondary treated effluent and elucidation of its transformation products

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 224, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 96-105

  Hapeshi, Evroula ^a   Fotiou, Ioulia ^a   Fatta Kassinos, Despo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Ofloxacin; Photocatalysis; Sonolysis; Sonophotocatalysis; Transformation products

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; EFFICIENCY; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; PHOTOCATALYSIS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; EFFLUENTS;

DEGRADATION PATHWAYS; INITIAL CONCENTRATION; OFLOXACIN; OPERATING PARAMETERS; PSEUDO-FIRST ORDER REACTIONS; SONOLYSIS; SONOPHOTOCATALYSIS; TRANSFORMATION PRODUCTS; PSEUDO-FIRST-ORDER REACTION;

EFFLUENTS; LOADING;

EID: 84882910594     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2012.11.048     Document Type: Article

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