Photodegradation of Anthracene and Benzo[a]anthracene in Polar and Apolar Media: New Pathways of Photodegradation

Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 263-279

  Librando, Vito ^a,b   Bracchitta, Giuseppina ^a   de Guidi, Guido ^a,b,c   Minniti, Zelica ^a,b   Perrini, Giancarlo ^a,b   Catalfo, Alfio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b Monitoring and Minimization Methods of Environmental Risk   (Italy)

^c Inca Consorzio Interuniversitario Chimica per l'Ambiente ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

anthracene (AN); benzo a anthracene (BaAN); particulate matter; photodegradation; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH)

Indexed keywords

PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOLYSIS;

ANTHRACENE; APOLAR MEDIA; BENZO[A]ANTHRACENE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHOTO DEGRADATION; PHOTOPRODUCTS; POLAR MEDIA; POLAR SOLVENTS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

ANTHRACENE;

EID: 84901319025     PISSN: 10406638     EISSN: 15635333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10406638.2014.892887     Document Type: Article

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