Reductive defluorination of perfluorooctanoic acid by hydrated electrons in a sulfite-mediated UV photochemical system

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 262, Issue , 2013, Pages 332-338

  Song, Zhou ^a,b   Tang, Heqing ^a   Wang, Nan ^b   Zhu, Lihua ^b  

^a SOUTH CENTRAL UNIVERSITY FOR NATIONALITIES   (China)

^b HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Hydrated electron; Perfluorooctanoic acid; Photochemical reduction; Sulfite

Indexed keywords

ALKYL SULFONATE; HYDRATED ELECTRON; PERFLUOROCARBOXYLIC ACID; PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID; PHOTOCHEMICAL REDUCTION; PHOTOCHEMICAL SYSTEMS; REDUCTIVE DEGRADATIONS; SULFITE;

ELECTRONS; REACTION KINETICS;

HYDRATION;

CARBOXYLIC ACID; FLUORIDE ION; PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID; SULFITE; FLUORINE; FLUOROCARBON; OCTANOIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

CARBOXYLIC ACID; ELECTRON; FLUORIDE; FLUORINE; ORGANIC ACID; PHOTODEGRADATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; REACTION KINETICS; SULFITE; SULFONATE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; DEFLUORINATION; DEGRADATION; ELECTRON; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; REACTION TIME; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; CHEMISTRY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KINETICS;

CAPRYLATES; ELECTRONS; FLUORINE; FLUOROCARBONS; KINETICS; PHOTOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 84884403881     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2013.08.059     Document Type: Article

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