title: Modeling aqueous ozone/UV process using oxalic acid as probe chemical.
abstract: A kinetic model that describes the removal of organic pollutants by an ozone/UV process is described. Oxalic acid, which reacts with a very low rate constant with ozone and relatively high rate constant with hydroxyl radical (OH*), was used as the probe chemical to model the process. The model was verified by experimental data on concentrations of oxalic acid and hydrogen peroxide (H202) under various experimental conditions, i.e., ozone gas dosage, UV light intensity, and varying oxalic acid concentrations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California 92093, USA. temesgen.garoma@parsons.com
authors.forename: Temesgen
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Garoma
authors.forename: Mirat D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Gurol
mesh_terms: D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000032:analysis; D007700:Kinetics; D008956:Models, Chemical; D019815:Oxalic Acid / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry*; D010126:Ozone / Q000737:chemistry*; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*; D014876:Water Pollution / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D010126:Ozone; D019815:Oxalic Acid; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide