Kinetic and mechanistic investigation of azathioprine degradation in water by UV, UV/H2O2 and UV/persulfate

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 302, Issue , 2016, Pages 526-534

  Zhang, Yiqing ^a,b   Zhang, Jiefeng ^a,b   Xiao, Yongjun ^c   Chang, Victor W C ^a,b   Lim, Teik Thye ^a,b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c Public Utilities Board Singapore   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Azathioprine; Degradation pathway; Hydroxyl radical; Sulfate radical; Ultraviolet

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; DEGRADATION; EFFICIENCY; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; EFFLUENTS; OXIDANTS; PHOTOLYSIS; RATE CONSTANTS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

AZATHIOPRINE; DEGRADATION PATHWAYS; HYDROXYL RADICALS; SULFATE RADICALS; ULTRAVIOLET;

PHOTODEGRADATION;

EID: 84977134613     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2016.05.085     Document Type: Article

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