Formation of disinfection by-products in the ultraviolet/chlorine advanced oxidation process

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 518-519, Issue , 2015, Pages 49-57

  Wang, Ding ^a   Bolton, James R ^b   Andrews, Susan A ^a   Hofmann, Ron ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Bolton Photosciences Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Advanced oxidation; Chlorine; Disinfection by product; Formation potential; UV

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE; DISINFECTION; OXIDATION; PHOTOLYSIS; POTABLE WATER;

ADVANCED OXIDATION; ADVANCED OXIDATION PROCESS; ADVANCED OXIDATION PROCESSES; DICHLOROACETONITRILE; DISINFECTION BY PRODUCT FORMATIONS; DISINFECTION BY-PRODUCT; FORMATION POTENTIAL; SECONDARY DISINFECTION;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

ACETIC ACID; ACETONITRILE DERIVATIVE; BROMATE; CHLORATE; CHLORINE; CHLOROPICRIN; HALOACETIC ACID; HALOACETONITRILE DERIVATIVE; HALOKETONE DERIVATIVE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; KETONE DERIVATIVE; ORGANOHALOGEN DERIVATIVE; TRIHALOMETHANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; DISINFECTANT AGENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

CHLORINE; DISINFECTION; DRINKING WATER; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; OXIDATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER TREATMENT;

ADVANCED OXIDATION PROCESS; ARTICLE; CHLORINATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PHOTOLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS; REACTION TIME; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER TREATMENT; ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; DISINFECTION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PROCEDURES; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

CHLORINE; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MODELS, CHEMICAL; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84924058237     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.02.094     Document Type: Article

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