Kinetics and mechanism of sonochemical degradation of pharmaceuticals in municipal wastewater

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 16, 2014, Pages 9675-9683

  Xiao, Ruiyang ^a   Wei, Zongsu ^a   Chen, Dong ^b   Weavers, Linda K ^a  

^a Ohio State University   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; DEGRADATION; DEIONIZED WATER; DIFFUSION; HYDROPHOBICITY; KINETICS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SONOCHEMISTRY; TUNGSTEN COMPOUNDS; ULTRASONICS;

DEGRADATION KINETICS; EFFLUENT ORGANIC MATTER; FLUOROURACIL (5-FU); HIGH DIFFUSIVITIES; KINETICS AND MECHANISM; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATERS; SONOCHEMICAL DEGRADATION; WASTEWATER EFFLUENTS;

EFFLUENTS;

CLONIDINE; ESTRIOL; FLUOROURACIL; MEVINOLIN; NIFEDIPINE; ORGANIC MATTER; WATER; ANTIMETABOLITE; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIC AGENT; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

DEGRADATION; DIFFUSIVITY; DRUG; EFFLUENT; HYDROPHOBICITY; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; REACTION KINETICS; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION KINETICS; EFFLUENT; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PREDICTION; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL PHENOMENA; CHEMISTRY; ECHOGRAPHY; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; KINETICS; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; ANTIMETABOLITES; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION AND REMEDIATION; FLUOROURACIL; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC INTERACTIONS; KINETICS; LOVASTATIN; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84906226259     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es5016197     Document Type: Article

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