Degradation of a model naphthenic acid by nitrilotriacetic acid – modified Fenton process

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 292, Issue , 2016, Pages 340-347

  Zhang, Ying ^a   Klamerth, Nikolaus ^a   Gamal El Din, Mohamed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cyclohexanoic acid; Fenton process; Naphthenic acids; Nitrilotriacetic acid; O2 radical; OH radical

Indexed keywords

DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; FREE RADICALS; ORGANIC ACIDS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; OXIDATION; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; RATE CONSTANTS;

CYCLOHEXANOIC ACIDS; FENTON PROCESS; NAPHTHENIC ACID; NITRILOTRIACETIC ACID; OH RADICAL;

IRON COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84978472540     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2016.02.045     Document Type: Article

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