title: Photosonochemical degradation of trichloroacetic acid in aqueous solution.
abstract: The degradation of trichloroacetic acid (TCA) was studied with ultraviolet (UV) photolysis, ultrasound (US) sonolysis and their combination. It was found that the degradation in the combined processes was more significant than in the UV photolysis or sonolysis alone. The effects of pH and dissolved gases on the rate of photosonochemical degradation of TCA were investigated and the degradation kinetics, mechanism and possible degradation products were discussed in detail.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nanjing University, People's Republic of China. ecls@nju.edu.cn
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D002424:Caustics / Q000737:chemistry*; D005609:Free Radicals; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007700:Kinetics; D010782:Photolysis; D012995:Solubility; D014238:Trichloroacetic Acid / Q000737:chemistry*; D014465:Ultrasonics; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*; D014876:Water Pollution / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D002424:Caustics; D005609:Free Radicals; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D014238:Trichloroacetic Acid