URI | http://purl.tuc.gr/dl/dias/EAFA24A9-0477-490D-B663-170E4CCC5EC9 | - |
Identifier | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2011.02.009 | - |
Language | en | - |
Extent | 8 pages | en |
Title | Degradation of PAHs by high frequency ultrasound | en |
Creator | Chrysikopoulos Constantinos | en |
Creator | Χρυσικοπουλος Κωνσταντινος | el |
Creator | Hrissi K. Karapanagioti | en |
Creator | Ioannis D. Manariotis | en |
Publisher | Elsevier | en |
Content Summary | Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are persistent organic compounds, which have
been reported in the literature to efficiently degrade at low (e.g. 20 kHz) and moderate (e.g.
506 kHz) ultrasound frequencies. The present study focuses on degradation of naphthalene,
phenanthrene, and pyrene by ultrasound at three different relatively high frequencies
(i.e. 582, 862, and 1142 kHz). The experimental results indicate that for all three frequencies
and power inputs 133 W phenanthrene degrades to concentrations lower than our
experimental detection limit (<1 mg/L). Phenanthrene degrades significantly faster at
582 kHz than at 862 and 1142 kHz. For all three frequencies, the degradation rates per unit
mass are similar for naphthalene and phenanthrene and lower for pyrene. Furthermore,
naphthalene degradation requires less energy than phenanthrene, which requires less
energy than pyrene under the same conditions. No hexane-extractable metabolites were
identified in the solutions. | en |
Type of Item | Peer-Reviewed Journal Publication | en |
Type of Item | Δημοσίευση σε Περιοδικό με Κριτές | el |
License | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | en |
Date of Item | 2015-09-22 | - |
Date of Publication | 2011 | - |
Bibliographic Citation | I. D. Manariotis , H.K. Karapanagioti , C.V. Chrysikopoulos , "Degradation of pahs by high frequency ultrasound ", wat. resear .,vol. 45, no.8, pp. 2587- 2594,2011.doi :10.1016/j.watres.2011.02.009 | en |