Degradation of clofibric acid in aqueous solution by an EC/Fe3+/PMS process

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 244, Issue , 2014, Pages 514-521

  Lin, Heng ^a   Wu, Jie ^a   Zhang, Hui ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Clofibric acid; Electrochemical oxidation; Ferric iron; Peroxymonosulfate; Sulfate radicals

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894357180     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2014.01.099     Document Type: Article

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