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EMERGING TECHNOLOGY BULLETIN: REMOVAL OF PHENOL FROM AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS USING HIGH ENERGY ELECTRON BEAM IRRADIATION
Citation:
Cooper, W. J. EMERGING TECHNOLOGY BULLETIN: REMOVAL OF PHENOL FROM AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS USING HIGH ENERGY ELECTRON BEAM IRRADIATION. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, EPA/540/F-93/509, 1993.
Description:
Irradiation of aqueous solutions with high-energy electrons results in the formation of the aqueous electron, hydrogen radical, H-, and the hydroxyl radical, OH-. These reactive transient species initiate chemical reactions capable of destroying organic compounds in aqueous solution, in most cases oxidizing them to carbon dioxide, water and salt. No sludge is formed and no pretreatment is necessary. The reaction by-products are non-toxic and thus this process represents a new technology for the restoration of contaminated water, soils and sediments.