Elucidation of the degradation pathways of sulfonamide antibiotics in a dielectric barrier discharge plasma system

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 271, Issue , 2015, Pages 31-42

  Kim, Kil Seong ^a   Kam, Sang Kyu ^b   Mok, Young Sun ^b  

^a Environmental and Health Research Institute of Jeju Province   (South Korea)

^b Jeju National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Degradation pathways; Plasma; Sulfonamide antibiotics

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; CHROMATOGRAPHY; DEGRADATION; DIELECTRIC DEVICES; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; FLOW CONTROL; ION CHROMATOGRAPHY; IONS; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; ORGANIC CARBON; OXYGEN; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; PLASMA THEORY; PLASMAS; SPECTROMETERS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; ULTRAVIOLET VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY;

CHARACTERISTIC ABSORPTION; DEGRADATION PATHWAYS; DIELECTRIC BARRIER DISCHARGE PLASMAS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENTS; INTERMEDIATE PRODUCT; SULFONAMIDE ANTIBIOTICS; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; UV VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY;

PHOTODEGRADATION;

EID: 84924246474     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2015.02.073     Document Type: Article

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