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An advanced oxidation process for DBP control.

J M Symons·K L Worley
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Small water utilities often have difficulty operating complicated treatment processes. The advanced oxidation process investigated here is simple, involving only a pump to add hydrogen peroxide and a power supply for the ultraviolet lamps, and the process does not produce any solid residuals. The results of these studies show that a photon-flux-driven pseudo-first-order model (known as the Prengle-Shimoda rate model) could be used to predict the destruction of total organic carbon, dissolved organic halogen, and dissolved organic halogen precursors.

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BenzeneCarbonCarbon TetrachlorideChlorineChlorobenzenesEvaluation Studies as TopicHalogensHydrogen PeroxideHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationModels, ChemicalOxidantsOxidation-ReductionSolventsTrichloroethanesTrichloroethyleneUltraviolet RaysWater PurificationWater SupplyJournal ArticleResearch Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

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J M Symons, K L Worley. 1995. An advanced oxidation process for DBP control.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11539145/

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