A review of combined advanced oxidation technologies for the removal of organic pollutants from water

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 225, Issue 9, 2014, Pages

  Tijani, Jimoh O ^a   Fatoba, Ojo O ^a   Madzivire, Godfrey ^a   Petrik, Leslie F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Combined advanced oxidation technologies; Degradation; Organic pollutants; Removal; Wastewater; Water

Indexed keywords

COST REDUCTION; DEGRADATION; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; HYDRAULICS; OZONE WATER TREATMENT; OZONIZATION; POLLUTION; REMOVAL; RIVER POLLUTION; SURFACE WATERS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TREATMENT;

ADVANCED OXIDATION TECHNOLOGY; ANTHROPOGENIC ACTIVITY; DISINFECTION BY-PRODUCT; ELECTRO-HYDRAULIC DISCHARGE; ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICANTS; HETEROGENEOUS PHOTOCATALYSTS; INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGIES; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

4 CHLOROPHENOL; 4 NITROPHENOL; MULTI WALLED NANOTUBE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TRINITROTOLUENE;

CATALYSIS; DEGRADATION; DISINFECTION; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; OXIDATION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; COMBINED ADVANCED OXIDATION TECHNOLOGY; CONDUCTANCE; COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS; DEGRADATION; ELECTROHYDRAULIC DISCHARGE SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; IRRADIATION; ORGANIC POLLUTION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOOXIDATION; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 84920271816     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: 15732932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-014-2102-y     Document Type: Article

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