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DEMONSTRATION BULLETIN: PEROX-PURE CHEMICAL OXIDATION TREATMENT
Citation:
Lewis*, N M. DEMONSTRATION BULLETIN: PEROX-PURE CHEMICAL OXIDATION TREATMENT. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, EPA/540/MR-93/501, 1993.
Description:
Technology Description: The perox-pure™ chemical oxidation treatment technology was developed by Peroxidation Systems, Inc. (PSI), to destroy dissolved organic contaminants in water. The technology uses ultraviolet (UV) radiation and hydrogen peroxide to oxidize organic compounds present in water at parts per million (ppm) levels. This treatment technology produces no air emissions and generates no residue, sludge, or spent media that require further processing, handling, or disposal. Ideally, end products are water, carbon dioxide, halides (for example, chloride), and in some cases, organic acids. The technology uses medium pressure mercury vapor lamps to generate UV radiation. The principal oxidants in the system, hydroxyl radicals, are produced by direct photolysis of hydrogen peroxide at UV wave-lengths.