Photobleaching of lignin derived compounds from pulp mill effluents upon irradiation: The key role of receiving waters

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 182, Issue , 2013, Pages 486-489

  Otero, Marta ^a,b   Guilherme, Isabela ^a   Santos, Eduarda B H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chloride; Fulvic acids; Nitrate; Photodegradation; Pulp mill effluents

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; EFFLUENTS; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; IRRADIATION; KRAFT PULP; LIGNIN; MACROMOLECULES; NITRATES; ORGANIC ACIDS; PAPER AND PULP MILLS; PHOTOBLEACHING; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOSENSITIZERS;

CHLORIDE; DISCHARGED EFFLUENTS; FULVIC ACIDS; KRAFT PULP MILL EFFLUENTS; MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; NATURAL PHOTOSENSITIZER; PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY; PULP MILL EFFLUENT;

PAPER AND PULP INDUSTRY;

BRACKISH WATER; CHLORIDE; FRESH WATER; FULVIC ACID; LIGNIN; NITRATE; SEA WATER; BENZOPYRAN DERIVATIVE; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; WATER POLLUTANT;

ARTICLE; BLEACHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; IRRADIATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PAPER INDUSTRY; PHOTODEGRADATION; PRESERVATION; PULP MILL; RADIATION ABSORPTION; SOLAR RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; WATER POLLUTION; CHEMISTRY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; PAPER; PHOTOLYSIS; PROCEDURES; SEWAGE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER POLLUTANT;

BLEACHING; EFFLUENTS; FULVIC ACIDS; LIGNINS; PULP MILLS; RADIATION EFFECTS;

BENZOPYRANS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LIGNIN; PAPER; PHOTOBLEACHING; PHOTOLYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84891589538     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: 18736424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2013.07.007     Document Type: Article

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