Review paper: Sonochemical degradation of volatile and Non-volatile compounds

Destructive technologies for the wastewater treatment have significant benefits. The advanced oxidation processes (AOP) promises much in this regard. The AOP generate free radicals which act as strong oxidant to destroy the organic pollutants. AOP includes several methods such as: H2O2/UV, O3/UV and...

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Main Authors: Mukesh, Goel, Das, Ashutosh, K, Ravikumar, Ramasamy, Nagarajan
Format: Journal Article
Published: Chemenviron.net 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/46389
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author Mukesh, Goel
Das, Ashutosh
K, Ravikumar
Ramasamy, Nagarajan
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Das, Ashutosh
K, Ravikumar
Ramasamy, Nagarajan
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description Destructive technologies for the wastewater treatment have significant benefits. The advanced oxidation processes (AOP) promises much in this regard. The AOP generate free radicals which act as strong oxidant to destroy the organic pollutants. AOP includes several methods such as: H2O2/UV, O3/UV and UV/TiO2. Among the above, ultrasonication is one of the less studied methods despite its unique and extreme conditions generated without using complicated and unsafe process. Ultrasonication promotes oxidative degradation of the target compound by hydroxyl radicals and also provides a possible route for thermal decomposition in the gas phase. The combination of ultrasonication and other AOP like photoxidation and ozonation substantially increases the decomposition rate of organic pollutants by increasing the amount of hydroxyl radicals required to oxidize the pollutants. The objective of this paper is to critically review the efficacy of sonolysis and its combination with other AOP on the destruction of undesirable compounds in aqueous solutions.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-463892017-02-28T01:45:00Z Review paper: Sonochemical degradation of volatile and Non-volatile compounds Mukesh, Goel Das, Ashutosh K, Ravikumar Ramasamy, Nagarajan Destructive technologies for the wastewater treatment have significant benefits. The advanced oxidation processes (AOP) promises much in this regard. The AOP generate free radicals which act as strong oxidant to destroy the organic pollutants. AOP includes several methods such as: H2O2/UV, O3/UV and UV/TiO2. Among the above, ultrasonication is one of the less studied methods despite its unique and extreme conditions generated without using complicated and unsafe process. Ultrasonication promotes oxidative degradation of the target compound by hydroxyl radicals and also provides a possible route for thermal decomposition in the gas phase. The combination of ultrasonication and other AOP like photoxidation and ozonation substantially increases the decomposition rate of organic pollutants by increasing the amount of hydroxyl radicals required to oxidize the pollutants. The objective of this paper is to critically review the efficacy of sonolysis and its combination with other AOP on the destruction of undesirable compounds in aqueous solutions. 2012 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/46389 Chemenviron.net restricted
spellingShingle Mukesh, Goel
Das, Ashutosh
K, Ravikumar
Ramasamy, Nagarajan
Review paper: Sonochemical degradation of volatile and Non-volatile compounds
title Review paper: Sonochemical degradation of volatile and Non-volatile compounds
title_full Review paper: Sonochemical degradation of volatile and Non-volatile compounds
title_fullStr Review paper: Sonochemical degradation of volatile and Non-volatile compounds
title_full_unstemmed Review paper: Sonochemical degradation of volatile and Non-volatile compounds
title_short Review paper: Sonochemical degradation of volatile and Non-volatile compounds
title_sort review paper: sonochemical degradation of volatile and non-volatile compounds
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/46389