Surface–active bismuth ferrite as superior peroxymonosulfate activator for aqueous sulfamethoxazole removal: Performance, mechanism and quantification of sulfate radical

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 325, Issue , 2017, Pages 71-81

  Oh, Wen Da ^a,b   Dong, Zhili ^a,c   Ronn, Goei ^a   Lim, Teik Thye ^a,b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Bismuth ferrite; Peroxymonosulfate; p hydroxybenzoic acid; Sulfamethoxazole; Sulfate radical

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH; CATALYST ACTIVITY; FERRITE; NANOSTRUCTURES; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); RATE CONSTANTS; TEMPERATURE;

BISMUTH FERRITES; HYDROXYBENZOIC ACIDS; PEROXYMONOSULFATE; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; SULFATE RADICALS;

FREE RADICAL REACTIONS;

4 HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID; BENZOQUINONE; BISMUTH DERIVATIVE; BISMUTH FERRITE; FERRIC ION; FERRIC OXIDE; NANOPARTICLE; PEROXYMONOSULFATE; RADICAL; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; SULFATE; SULFUR DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTICS; BISMUTH; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL ALTERATION; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; DEGRADATION; FERRITE; INORGANIC ACID; NANOPARTICLE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; RADICAL; SCAVENGING (CHEMISTRY);

APPARENT ASSOCIATION RATE CONSTANT; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHROMATIN IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; LOW TEMPERATURE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCAVENGING SYSTEM; SURFACE PROPERTY; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 85001022024     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2016.11.056     Document Type: Article

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