Sonochemical degradation of chlorinated organic compounds, phenolic compounds and organic dyes—A review

Chowdhury, Pankaj; Viraraghavan, T.

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2008.12.031

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Sonochemical degradation of chlorinated organic compounds, phenolic compounds and organic dyes—A review

Chowdhury, Pankaj, Viraraghavan, T.·2009·Science of The Total Environment

DOI 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2008.12.031

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Sonochemical processes have been widely used in chemistry and chemical engineering field. Recently, these processes have found new applications in the environmental field, because of advantages in terms of operational simplicity, secondary pollutant formation and safety. Several studies have reported on sonochemical degradation of organic compounds that are toxic in nature. The objective of this review was to identify and examine some of the studies on sonochemical degradation of chlorinated organic compounds, phenolic compounds and organic dyes. This review also examines the basic theory of sonochemical reactions and the use of sonochemical reactors for environmental applications.

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Authors: Chowdhury, P., & Viraraghavan, T.
Affiliations: University of Regina (CA)
Corresponding author: Viraraghavan, T.
ORCID: Chowdhury, Pankaj
Venue: Science of The Total Environment
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2009-04
Volume: 407
Issue: 8
Pages: 2474-2492
ISSN: 0048-9697 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2008.12.031
OpenAlex: W2029818789
Cited by: 319
References: 64
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FWCI: 0.65
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations: The Science of The Total Environment (publishedVersion)
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Topics: Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Materials Chemistry › Ultrasound and Cavitation Phenomena
Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Water Science and Technology › Advanced oxidation water treatment
Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Biotechnology › Microbial Inactivation Methods
Keywords: sonochemical degradation, sonochemistry, organochlorine compounds, phenolic compounds, organic dyes, sonochemical reactors, wastewater treatment, environmental pollutants, sonochemical reactions
MeSH terms: Coloring Agents, Environmental Pollutants, Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated, Kinetics, Phenols, Ultrasonics, Environmental Restoration and Remediation

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