Photosonochemical degradation of trichloroacetic acid in aqueous solution

Authors
Wu, CD Wei, DB Fan, JC Wang, LS
Citation
Cd. Wu et al., Photosonochemical degradation of trichloroacetic acid in aqueous solution, CHEMOSPHERE, 44(5), 2001, pp. 1293-1297
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Environment/Ecology
Journal title
CHEMOSPHERE
ISSN journal
00456535 → ACNP
Volume
44
Issue
5
Year of publication
2001
Pages
1293 - 1297
Database
ISI
SICI code
0045-6535(200108)44:5<1293:PDOTAI>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
The degradation of trichloroacetic acid (TCA) was studied with ultraviolet (UV) photolysis, ultrasound (US) sonolysis and their combination. It was fo und that the degradation in the combined processes was more significant tha n in the UV photolysis or sonolysis alone. The effects of pH and dissolved gases on the rate of photo sonochemical degradation of TCA were investigate d and the degradation kinetics, mechanism and possible degradation products were discussed in detail. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserv ed.