Removal of priority pollutants from water by means of dielectric barrier discharge atmospheric plasma

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 262, Issue , 2013, Pages 664-673

  Hijosa Valsero, María ^a   Molina, Ricardo ^b   Schikora, Hendrik ^c   Müller, Michael ^c   Bayona, Josep M ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND WATER RESEARCH   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED CHEMISTRY OF CATALONIA IQAC CSIC   (Spain)

^c FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR INTERFACIAL ENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY IGB   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atmospheric plasma; Dielectric barrier discharge; Flame retardants; Pesticides; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PLASMAS; DEGRADATION BY-PRODUCTS; DIELECTRIC BARRIER DISCHARGE REACTORS; DIELECTRIC BARRIER DISCHARGES; INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATERS; MICROPOLLUTANT REMOVALS; NONTHERMAL PLASMA REACTORS; ORGANIC MICRO-POLLUTANTS;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BATCH REACTORS; CYCLOHEXANE; DEGRADATION; DIELECTRIC DEVICES; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FLAME RETARDANTS; FLOW CONTROL; HERBICIDES; PESTICIDES; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; WASTEWATER; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TREATMENT;

INSECTICIDES;

2,4 DIBROMOPHENOL; ATRAZINE; CLOFENVINFOS; LINDANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; 2,4-DIBROMOPHENOL; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; WATER POLLUTANT;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ATRAZINE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; DISCHARGE; PHENOL; PLASMA; POLLUTANT; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; REACTION KINETICS; WASTEWATER;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BATCH REACTOR; BIOFILM REACTOR; BIOREACTOR; DEGRADATION KINETICS; DIELECTRIC BARRIER DISCHARGE; ENERGY; PLASMA; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT; CHEMISTRY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; PROCEDURES; SEWAGE;

ATRAZINE; CHLORFENVINPHOS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LINDANE; PHENOLS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84885340384     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2013.09.022     Document Type: Article

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