Experimental and theoretical insights into the photochemical decomposition of environmentally persistent perfluorocarboxylic acids

Water Research

Volumn 104, Issue , 2016, Pages 34-43

  Qu, Ruijuan ^a   Liu, Jiaoqin ^a   Li, Chenguang ^a   Wang, Liansheng ^a   Wang, Zunyao ^a   Wu, Jichun ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Kinetics; Molecular structural parameters; Perfluorocarboxylic acids; Photodegradation; Product identification

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; CARBON; CHAIN LENGTH; CHAINS; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOLYSIS; RATE CONSTANTS;

CARBON-CHAIN LENGTH; GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION; MEDIUM PRESSURE; MOLECULAR STRUCTURAL PARAMETERS; PERFLUOROCARBOXYLIC ACID; PHOTO DEGRADATION; PHOTOCHEMICAL DECOMPOSITIONS; PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION; PSEUDO FIRST-ORDER KINETICS; PSEUDO-FIRST ORDER KINETICS;

IRRADIATION;

CARBON; MERCURY; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PERFLUOROCARBOXYLIC ACID; TRIFLUOROACETIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CARBOXYLIC ACID; FLUOROCARBON; WATER;

CARBON; CARBOXYLIC ACID; DECOMPOSITION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLUORIDE; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOLYSIS; REACTION KINETICS; THEORETICAL STUDY; TOXICITY TEST;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BOND; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION KINETICS; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; IRRADIATION; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOLYSIS; PHOTOREACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; CHEMISTRY; WATER POLLUTANT;

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; FLUOROCARBONS; PHOTOLYSIS; WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84982855894     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2016.07.071     Document Type: Article

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