Hydroxyl radical formation during ozonation of multiwalled carbon nanotubes: Performance optimization and demonstration of a reactive CNT filter

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 3687-3697

  Oulton, Rebekah ^a   Haase, Jason P ^a,b   Kaalberg, Sara ^a   Redmond, Connor T ^a   Nalbandian, Michael J ^c   Cwiertny, David M ^a  

^a University of Iowa   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT; CARBON; CERAMIC MEMBRANES; FILTRATION; MICROFILTRATION; OXIDATION; OZONE; OZONE LAYER; OZONE WATER TREATMENT; OZONIZATION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; YARN;

ADVANCED OXIDATION PROCESS; CONTINUOUS EXPOSURE; FLOW-THROUGH SYSTEMS; HYDROXYL RADICAL FORMATION; LONG TERM PERFORMANCE; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBE (MWCNTS); PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATIONS; SUSPENSION STABILITY;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

4 CHLOROBENZOIC ACID; ATRAZINE; CARBONIC ACID; DIETHYLTOLUAMIDE; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; HUMIC ACID; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; IBUPROFEN; MULTI WALLED NANOTUBE; NITRIC ACID; OXYGEN; OZONE; 4-CHLOROBENZOIC ACID; CARBON NANOTUBE; CARBONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CHLOROBENZOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; SUSPENSION;

CARBON; FILTER; HYDROXYL RADICAL; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NITRIC ACID; OPTIMIZATION; OZONE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SCAVENGING (CHEMISTRY);

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CATALYST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPOSITION; DEGRADATION; DISPERSION; FILTER; HYDRODYNAMICS; MASS; OXIDATION; OXYGEN CONCENTRATION; OZONATION; PH; SEDIMENTATION; SURFACE PROPERTY; SUSPENSION; SYNTHESIS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; DEVICES; ENVIRONMENT; FILTRATION; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; RIVER; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; UNITED STATES;

CARBONATES; CHLOROBENZOATES; ENVIRONMENT; FILTRATION; HUMIC SUBSTANCES; HYDROXYL RADICAL; IOWA; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; NANOTUBES, CARBON; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OZONE; RIVERS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SUSPENSIONS;

EID: 84925002975     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es505430v     Document Type: Article

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