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Title: Photochemical aerobic detoxification of aqueous phenol and chlorophenol solutions promoted by iron salts and iron, vanadium, and copper oxides

Journal Article · · Russian Journal of Applied Chemistry
OSTI ID:244008
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  1. N.N. Semenov Institute of Chemical Physics, Moscow (Russian Federation)

Phenol, 2,4,5-trichlorophenol, and pentachlorophenol in air in the presence of soluble iron salts or insoluble V{sub 2}O{sub 5}, Fe{sub 2}O{sub 3}, and CuO decompose in aqueous solution when irradiated by a luminescent lamp. The degree and the rate of decomposition are strongly influenced by the nature of the substrate and metal-containing promoter. As a result of decomposition, toxicity of solutions containing 2,4,5-trichlorophenol with respect to two types of living organisms - Protozoa (Tetrahymena pyriformis) and bacteria (Beneckea harveyi) - decreases significantly.

OSTI ID:
244008
Journal Information:
Russian Journal of Applied Chemistry, Vol. 68, Issue 3; Other Information: PBD: 10 Sep 1995; TN: Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Khimii; 68: No. 3, 513-517(Mar 1995)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English