Sonophotolytic degradation of phthalate acid esters in water and wastewater: Influence of compound properties and degradation mechanisms

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 288, Issue , 2015, Pages 43-50

  Xu, L J ^a   Chu, W ^a   Graham, Nigel ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Advanced oxidation technologies; Phthalate acid esters; Physicochemical properties; Sonophotolytic degradation; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

CHAINS; DEGRADATION; ESTERS; HYDROPHOBICITY; SONOCHEMISTRY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACID ESTER; ADVANCED OXIDATION TECHNOLOGY; DEGRADATION INTERMEDIATES; DEGRADATION MECHANISM; PHTHALATE ACID ESTER (PAES); PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SONOCHEMICAL DEGRADATION; SONOCHEMICAL REACTIONS;

EFFLUENTS;

ALIPHATIC COMPOUND; PHTHALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PHTHALIC ACID DIBUTYL ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID ESTER DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER; SCAVENGER; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROPHOBICITY; MINERALIZATION; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHTHALATE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFLUENT; HYDROPHOBICITY; HYDROXYLATION; MINERALIZATION; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOLYSIS; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; REDUCTION; SONOPHOTOLYSIS; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; ULTRASOUND; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; ALGORITHM; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SEWAGE; WATER POLLUTANT;

ALGORITHMS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHTHALIC ACIDS; ULTRASONICS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84922646901     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2015.02.023     Document Type: Article

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