Simultaneous degradation of estrone, 17β-estradiol and 17α-ethinyl estradiol in an aqueous UV/H2o2 system

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 12016-12029

  Ma, Xiaoyan ^a   Zhang, Chao ^a   Deng, Jing ^a   Song, Yali ^b   Li, Qingsong ^c   Guo, Yaping ^a   Li, Cong ^d  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c XIAMEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^d ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Competitive degradation; Photocatalysis; Steroid estrogens; UV H2O2; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

DEIONIZED WATER; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN DERIVATIVE; ESTRONE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; ESTROGEN; WATER POLLUTANT;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; DEGRADATION; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; HORMONE; PHOTOLYSIS; REACTION KINETICS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER TREATMENT;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; DEGRADATION KINETICS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PROCESS TECHNOLOGY; RATE CONSTANT; ULTRAVIOLET C RADIATION; CHEMISTRY; PROCEDURES; RADIATION RESPONSE; SEWAGE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER POLLUTANT;

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGENS; ESTRONE; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84942780845     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph121012016     Document Type: Article

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