Degradation of sulfamethoxazole by medium pressure UV and oxidants: Peroxymonosulfate, persulfate, and hydrogen peroxide

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 313, Issue , 2017, Pages 629-637

  Ao, Xiuwei ^a   Liu, Wenjun ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs); Hydroxyl radicals; Medium pressure UV; Sulfamethoxazole (SMX); Sulfate radicals

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DEGRADATION; EFFICIENCY; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; OXIDANTS; OXIDATION; PEROXIDES; PHOTOLYSIS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

ADVANCED OXIDATION PROCESS; HYDROXYL RADICALS; MEDIUM PRESSURE; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE (SMX); SULFATE RADICALS;

PHOTODEGRADATION;

EID: 85007524312     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2016.12.089     Document Type: Article

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