PMID- 16080327
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20051025
LR  - 20131121
IS  - 0959-3330 (Print)
IS  - 0959-3330 (Linking)
VI  - 26
IP  - 7
DP  - 2005 Jul
TI  - Degradation of persistent organic pollutants by Fenton's reagent facilitated by 
      microwave or high-intensity ultrasound.
PG  - 721-4
AB  - Microwave (MW) and high-intensity ultrasound (US) have emerged as powerful 
      techniques for the elimination of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) that 
      constitute a major health hazard, whether by direct exposure or through 
      accumulation in biota. In order to achieve decontamination, POPs should be 
      completely mineralized to CO2, H2O and smaller amounts of inorganic ions, or at 
      least converted to less harmful chemical species. Under US or MW irradiation 
      rapid degradation of aromatic halides, halogenated phenols and polychlorinated 
      biphenyls in polluted waters was achieved at neutral pH in the presence of a 
      moderate excess (5-30 eq) of Fenton's reagent. Acidification with acetic acid (pH 
      2.0-2.3) did not affect the process, but sulphuric acid (pH 1.7-2.0) facilitated 
      complete degradation. Thus, compared to conventional methods, US and MW processes 
      are faster and much more efficient.
FAU - Cravotto, G
AU  - Cravotto G
AD  - Dipartimento di Scienza e Tecnologia del Farmaco, Universita di Torino, Via 
      Giuria 9, 10125 Torino, Italy.
FAU - di Carlo, S
AU  - di Carlo S
FAU - Tumiatti, V
AU  - Tumiatti V
FAU - Roggero, C
AU  - Roggero C
FAU - Bremner, H D
AU  - Bremner HD
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PL  - England
TA  - Environ Technol
JT  - Environmental technology
JID - 9884939
RN  - 0 (Environmental Pollutants)
RN  - 0 (Fenton's reagent)
RN  - 0 (Organic Chemicals)
RN  - BBX060AN9V (Hydrogen Peroxide)
RN  - E1UOL152H7 (Iron)
SB  - IM
MH  - *Environmental Pollutants
MH  - Hydrogen Peroxide/*chemistry
MH  - Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
MH  - Iron/*chemistry
MH  - *Microwaves
MH  - Organic Chemicals
MH  - *Ultrasonics
EDAT- 2005/08/06 09:00
MHDA- 2005/10/26 09:00
CRDT- 2005/08/06 09:00
PHST- 2005/08/06 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2005/10/26 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 2005/08/06 09:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.1080/09593332608618513 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Environ Technol. 2005 Jul;26(7):721-4. doi: 10.1080/09593332608618513.