Kinetics and mechanism of the enhanced reductive degradation of CCl4 by elemental iron in the presence of ultrasound
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Ultrasonic irradiation has been found to degrade aqueous organic compounds through hydroxyl radical oxidation, pyrolytic degradation, and supercritical water reactions. The degradation of carbon tetrachloride has been shown to be increased 40 times using a combination of elemental iron and ultrasound due to acoustic cavitation. The increase in degradation can be explained by greater mass transport levels of reactants to iron and the chemical reaction of iron due to cavitation.
Publication Name: Environmental Science & Technology
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0013-936X
Year: 1998
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Kinetics and mechanism of the sonolytic destruction of methyl tert-butyl ether by ultrasonic irradiation in the presence of ozone
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Sonolysis of methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) has been found to be greatly accelerated by the presence of ozone. Experiments were conducted on MTBE sonolysis using an ultrasonic frequency of 205 kHz and a power of 200 W with results showing first-order MTBE degradation rates increasing as MTBE concentrations decrease. Ozone enhancements in sonolysis ranged between 1.5 and 3.9 depending on MTBE initial concentrations.
Publication Name: Environmental Science & Technology
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0013-936X
Year: 1998
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Novel photocatalytic mechanisms for CHCl3, CHBr3, CCl3CO2- degradation and the fate of photogenerated trihalomethyl radicals on TiO2
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The research examines the degradation of halogenated organic compounds. Halogenated organic compounds are chemical contaminants found in a wide range of environments that poses toxic dangers to humans. The photocatalytic degradation of the halogenated organic compounds CHCl3, CHBr3, CCl4, and CCl3CO2- are examined in aqueous TiO2 suspensions, using the trihalomethyl radical as an intermediate except for CCl3CO2-.
Publication Name: Environmental Science & Technology
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0013-936X
Year: 1997
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