Probing the photolytic-photocatalytic degradation mechanism of DEET in the presence of natural or synthetic humic macromolecules using molecular-scavenging techniques and EPR spectroscopy

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 3005-3014

  Antonopoulou, M ^a   Skoutelis, C G ^a   Daikopoulos, C ^b   Deligiannakis, Y ^b   Konstantinou, I K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

Author keywords

DEET; EPR; Fulvic acid; Humic; Photodegradation; Scavengers

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; DEGRADATION; EXCITED STATES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; ORGANIC ACIDS; PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCE; PHOTODEGRADATION;

DEET; ELECTRON PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCES (EPR); FULVIC ACIDS; HUMIC; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC DEGRADATION MECHANISM; PHOTOCHEMICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; SCAVENGERS;

ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84933574813     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22133437     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2015.02.020     Document Type: Article

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