Environmental Implications of Hydroxyl Radicals (OH)

S Gligorovski, R Strekowski, S Barbati… - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
The hydroxyl radical (• OH) is one of the most powerful oxidizing agents, able to react
unselectively and instantaneously with the surrounding chemicals, including organic …

Tropospheric aqueous-phase chemistry: kinetics, mechanisms, and its coupling to a changing gas phase

H Herrmann, T Schaefer, A Tilgner, SA Styler… - Chemical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
This Review aims to summarize the current understanding of bulk tropospheric aqueous-
phase chemistry. Because a complete review of all developments in this area would be …

High-efficiency ultrathin porous phosphorus-doped graphitic carbon nitride nanosheet photocatalyst for energy production and environmental remediation

D Li, C Wen, J Huang, J Zhong, P Chen, H Liu… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2022 - Elsevier
Herein, we designed and constructed an ultrathin porous phosphorus-doped gC 3 N 4
nanosheet (PCN) bifunctional photocatalytic system for efficient production of H 2 O 2 and …

Production of abundant hydroxyl radicals from oxygenation of subsurface sediments

M Tong, S Yuan, S Ma, M **, D Liu… - … science & technology, 2016 - ACS Publications
Hydroxyl radicals (• OH) play a crucial role in the fate of redox-active substances in the
environment. Studies of the• OH production in nature has been constrained to surface …

[BOK][B] Chemistry of ozone in water and wastewater treatment

C Von Sonntag, U Von Gunten - 2012 - library.oapen.org
Even though ozone has been applied for a long time for disinfection and oxidation in water
treatment, there is lack of critical information related to transformation of organic compounds …

Sulfate radical-based water treatment in presence of chloride: formation of chlorate, inter-conversion of sulfate radicals into hydroxyl radicals and influence of …

HV Lutze, N Kerlin, TC Schmidt - Water research, 2015 - Elsevier
Sulfate radical (SO 4 radical dot−) based oxidation is discussed as a potential water
treatment option and is already used in ground water remediation. However, the complex …

Efficient degradation of nitrobenzene by Cu-Co-Fe-LDH catalyzed peroxymonosulfate to produce hydroxyl radicals

H Lu, M Sui, B Yuan, J Wang, Y Lv - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2019 - Elsevier
Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) are effective means of treating organic contamination
in water. There are many applications for AOPs based on peroxymonosulfate (PMS). In this …

Indirect photochemistry in sunlit surface waters: photoinduced production of reactive transient species

D Vione, M Minella, V Maurino… - Chemistry–A European …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
This paper gives an overview of the main reactive transient species that are produced in
surface waters by sunlight illumination of photoactive molecules (photosensitizers), such as …

Review of photochemical reaction constants of organic micropollutants required for UV advanced oxidation processes in water

BA Wols, CHM Hofman-Caris - Water research, 2012 - Elsevier
Emerging organic contaminants (pharmaceutical compounds, personal care products,
pesticides, hormones, surfactants, fire retardants, fuel additives etc.) are increasingly found …

Probe compounds to assess the photochemical activity of dissolved organic matter

FL Rosario-Ortiz, S Canonica - Environmental science & …, 2016 - ACS Publications
The photochemical properties of dissolved organic matter (DOM) have been of interest to
scientists and engineers since the 1970s. Upon light absorption, chromophoric DOM …