Francisco J. Real

TL;DR: The improvement in the decomposition levels of carbofuran reached by the combined processes in relation to the single oxidants, due to the generation of the very reactive hydroxyl radicals, is also established in every process.

TL;DR: An improvement in the decomposition of the phenolic acid in the combined UV/H2O2 oxidation is observed, due to the generation of OH radicals, and the contribution of the radical reaction to the global process is determined.

TL;DR: In this article, the degradation of selected pharmaceuticals in some water matrices was studied by using several chemical treatments, including UV radiation alone, ozone, Fenton's reagent, photo-Fenton system, and combinations of UV radiation and ozone with H 2 O 2, TiO 2, Fe(II), and Fe(III).

TL;DR: Apparent rate constants for the reactions of four selected pharmaceutical compounds with chlorine in ultra-pure (UP) water were determined as a function of the pH, and the efficiency of the chlorination process with respect to the pharmaceuticals elimination and the formation THMs was established.

TL;DR: In this article, the rate constants for the reactions with ozone, UV radiation, and Fenton's reagent were determined by means of a competition kinetic model, and the results showed that reaction with OH radicals was the major pathway for the oxidative transformation of these compounds.