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Degradation of PAHs by high frequency ultrasound

Chrysikopoulos Constantinos, Hrissi K. Karapanagioti, Ioannis D. Manariotis

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URIhttp://purl.tuc.gr/dl/dias/EAFA24A9-0477-490D-B663-170E4CCC5EC9-
Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2011.02.009-
Languageen-
Extent8 pagesen
TitleDegradation of PAHs by high frequency ultrasounden
CreatorChrysikopoulos Constantinosen
CreatorΧρυσικοπουλος Κωνσταντινοςel
CreatorHrissi K. Karapanagiotien
CreatorIoannis D. Manariotisen
PublisherElsevieren
Content SummaryPolycyclic 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 ItemPeer-Reviewed Journal Publicationen
Type of ItemΔημοσίευση σε Περιοδικό με Κριτέςel
Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
Date of Item2015-09-22-
Date of Publication2011-
Bibliographic CitationI. 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.2011.02.009en

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