Manipulation of persistent free radicals in biochar to activate persulfate for contaminant degradation

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 5645-5653

  Fang, Guodong ^a   Liu, Cun ^a   Gao, Juan ^a   Dionysiou, Dionysios D ^b   Zhou, Dongmei ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; CONTAMINATION; COPPER; FREE RADICALS; IMPURITIES; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; OXYGEN; PHENOLS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; REMEDIATION; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

CATALYTIC ABILITY; CONTAMINANT DEGRADATION; CONTAMINATED SOILS; LINEAR CORRELATION; PERSULFATE ACTIVATIONS; PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL (PCBS); SUPEROXIDE RADICAL ANIONS;

SOIL POLLUTION;

BIOCHAR; CATECHOL; CHARCOAL; COPPER ION; FERRIC ION; FREE RADICAL; HYDROQUINONE; NICKEL; PHENOL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; SULFATE; SUPEROXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC ION; ANION; IRON; METAL; POLLUTANT;

ANION; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; CHARCOAL; CONTAMINATED LAND; CORRELATION; FREE RADICAL; METAL; PCB; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; POLLUTANT;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; BIOREMEDIATION; DECOMPOSITION; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; PYROLYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; TIME; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; POLLUTANT; TEMPERATURE;

ANIONS; CHARCOAL; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION AND REMEDIATION; FREE RADICALS; IRON; METALS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SULFATES; SUPEROXIDES; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84928914209     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es5061512     Document Type: Article

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