Destruction of hazardous compounds by ultraviolet-catalyzed oxidation with hydrogen peroxide. Technical completion report (Final)

Technical Report · Wed Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1986

OSTI ID:6640679

Sundstrom, D W; Klei, H E

Toxic and hazardous compounds are often present in water supplies at low concentrations, which can make their removal difficult and costly by conventional treatment processes. The project investigated the destruction of hazardous compounds in water by ultraviolet-catalyzed oxidation using hydrogen peroxide as the oxidizing agent. The effectiveness of this process was determined with a variety of aliphatic and aromatic compounds, including trichloroethylene, chloroform, dichloromethane, benzene, chlorobenzene, chlorophenol, and diethyl phthalate. The reactions were conducted in batch and flow reactors equipped with low-pressure ultraviolet lamps.

• Research Organization: Connecticut Univ., Storrs (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6640679
• Report Number(s): PB-87-149357/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AROMATICS
BENZENE
CARBOXYLIC ACID SALTS
CATALYSIS
CHEMICAL RADIATION EFFECTS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CHEMISTRY
CHLORINATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS
CHLOROFORM
CONTROL
DECOMPOSITION
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
HALOGENATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
HYDROCARBONS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROGEN PEROXIDE
MATERIALS
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
OXIDATION
OXIDIZERS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PEROXIDES
PHTHALATES
POLLUTION CONTROL
RADIATION CHEMISTRY
RADIATION EFFECTS
RADIATIONS
RADIOLYSIS
ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION
WATER POLLUTION CONTROL
WATER SUPPLY