Ozone decomposition of hazardous chemical substance in organic solvents

Water Res. 2003 Jun;37(11):2595-8. doi: 10.1016/S0043-1354(03)00077-0.

Abstract

Performance on the ozonation of hazardous chemicals in non-aqueous solutions, i.e. organic solvents, was studied in comparison with those in water. The specific conclusions obtained from this study are as follows: the rate of decomposition and the specific amount of decomposition per ozone consumption for orange II were higher in organic solvents like acetic acid, acetone, ter-butyl alcohol than in distilled water. The rates of trichloroethylene decomposition in organic solvents like acetic acid, acetone, and ethyl acetate were also higher than those in distilled water.

MeSH terms

  • Hazardous Waste*
  • Oxidants, Photochemical / chemistry*
  • Ozone / chemistry*
  • Solvents / chemistry*
  • Trichloroethylene / chemistry
  • Waste Disposal, Fluid
  • Water Pollutants, Chemical
  • Water Purification / methods*

Substances

  • Hazardous Waste
  • Oxidants, Photochemical
  • Solvents
  • Water Pollutants, Chemical
  • Trichloroethylene
  • Ozone