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Photocatalytic oxidation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.

Woo, On Ting. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2008. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 102-121). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Acknowledgements --- p.i / Abstract --- p.ii / Table of Contents --- p.vi / List of Figures --- p.ix / List of Plates --- p.xiv / List of Tables --- p.xv / Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- General characteristics --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Sources of PAHs --- p.6 / Chapter 1.3 --- Adsorption of PAHs --- p.7 / Chapter 1.4 --- Environmental fate of PAHs --- p.9 / Chapter 1.4.1 --- Transformation --- p.10 / Chapter 1.4.1.1 --- PAHs in atmosphere --- p.10 / Chapter 1.4.1.2 --- PAHs in water --- p.11 / Chapter 1.4.1.3 --- PAHs in soil and sediment --- p.12 / Chapter 1.4.2 --- Route of entry into human --- p.13 / Chapter 1.5 --- Toxicity of PAHs on human --- p.14 / Chapter 1.5.1 --- Cancer --- p.14 / Chapter 1.5.2 --- Other health effects - acute effects --- p.16 / Chapter 1.5.3 --- Other health effects - chronic effects --- p.16 / Chapter 1.5.3.1 --- Respiratory effect --- p.16 / Chapter 1.5.3.2 --- Dermal effect --- p.17 / Chapter 1.6 --- Treatment methods of PAHs --- p.17 / Chapter 1.6.1 --- Incineration --- p.17 / Chapter 1.6.2 --- Bioremediation --- p.18 / Chapter 1.6.3 --- Chemical oxidation --- p.19 / Chapter 1.6.4 --- Combined biological-chemical treatment --- p.22 / Chapter 1.6.5 --- Advanced oxidation processes --- p.23 / Chapter 1.6.5.1 --- Photocatalytic oxidation --- p.24 / Chapter 1.6.5.2 --- Operation parameters of PCO --- p.26 / Chapter 1.7 --- PAH contamination in Hong Kong --- p.27 / Chapter 2 --- Objectives --- p.28 / Chapter 3 --- Materials and methods --- p.29 / Chapter 3.1 --- Chemicals --- p.29 / Chapter 3.2 --- Photocatalytic reactor --- p.30 / Chapter 3.3 --- Ultrasonic extraction of PAHs --- p.32 / Chapter 3.4 --- Quantification of PAHs --- p.32 / Chapter 3.5 --- Photocatalytic reactivity of PAHs --- p.34 / Chapter 3.6 --- The effect of acetone on performance of PCO --- p.35 / Chapter 3.7 --- Identification of intermediates of PAHs --- p.36 / Chapter 3.8 --- Toxicity test --- p.38 / Chapter 3.9 --- Study of mixture effect --- p.40 / Chapter 4 --- Results and discussion --- p.42 / Chapter 4.1 --- Quantification of PAHs --- p.42 / Chapter 4.2 --- Extraction efficiency of PAHs --- p.42 / Chapter 4.3 --- Photocatalytic reactivity of PAHs --- p.44 / Chapter 4.4 --- The effect of acetone on performance of PCO --- p.52 / Chapter 4.5 --- Identification of intermediates --- p.62 / Chapter 4.5.1 --- PCO degradation of naphthalene --- p.62 / Chapter 4.5.2 --- PCO degradation of acenaphthylene --- p.66 / Chapter 4.5.3 --- PCO degradation of phenanthrene --- p.69 / Chapter 4.5.4 --- PCO degradation of anthracene --- p.72 / Chapter 4.5.5 --- PCO degradation of benzo[a]anthracene --- p.75 / Chapter 4.5.6 --- PCO degradation of pyrene --- p.78 / Chapter 4.6 --- Toxicity test --- p.80 / Chapter 4.7 --- Study of mixture effect --- p.87 / Chapter 5 --- Conclusions --- p.99 / Chapter 6 --- References --- p.102 / Chapter 7 --- Appendices --- p.122

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_326557
Date January 2008
ContributorsWoo, On Ting., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Biology.
Source SetsThe Chinese University of Hong Kong
LanguageEnglish, Chinese
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeText, bibliography
Formatprint, xvi, 128 leaves : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm.
RightsUse of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)

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