Kwong Tsz Yan Alex. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 77-84). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Abstract --- p.i / Declaration --- p.iii / Acknowledgement --- p.iv / Table of contents --- p.v / List of tables --- p.ix / List of figures --- p.x / Chapter Chapter One : --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- The outbreak of SARS --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Characteristics of triclosan --- p.2 / Chapter 1.3 --- Environmental fate of triclosan --- p.3 / Chapter 1.4 --- Treatment methods for triclosan --- p.5 / Chapter 1.5 --- Ti02 photocatalysis --- p.6 / Chapter 1.6 --- Addition of hydrogen peroxide to the photocatalytic system --- p.9 / Chapter 1.7 --- Gas chromatography/ ion trap mass spectrometry analysis --- p.10 / Chapter 1.8 --- Scope of work --- p.11 / Chapter Chapter Two : --- Experimental --- p.13 / Chapter 2.1 --- Chemical reagents --- p.13 / Chapter 2.2 --- Photocatalytic experiments --- p.14 / Chapter 2.3 --- "Analysis of 2,8-DCDD and triclosan by GC/ITMS" --- p.15 / Chapter 2.4 --- Optimization of GC/ITMS conditions --- p.17 / Chapter 2.5 --- Analysis of other reaction intermediates by GC/MS (full scan mode) --- p.18 / Chapter 2.6 --- "Analysis of 2,4-dichlorophenol and triclosan by GC/MS (SIM mode)" --- p.20 / Chapter 2.7 --- Effect of hydrogen peroxide concentration on triclosan degradation --- p.20 / Chapter 2.8 --- Determination of total organic carbon (TOC) removal --- p.21 / Chapter 2.9 --- UV-Visible spectrometry --- p.21 / Chapter Chapter Three : --- Results --- p.22 / Chapter 3.1 --- Selection of precursor ions for GC/ITMS analysis --- p.22 / Chapter 3.2 --- Optimization of GC/ITMS conditions --- p.25 / Chapter 3.3 --- "Analysis of 2,8-DCDD and triclosan by GC/ITMS" --- p.27 / Chapter 3.4 --- "Analysis of 2,4-dichlorophenol and triclosan by GC/MS (SIM mode)" --- p.29 / Chapter 3.5 --- "Quantitative measurement of 2,8-DCDD in UV irradiated samples" --- p.31 / Chapter 3.6 --- Photocatalytic oxidation of triclosan by UV at 365nm --- p.33 / Chapter 3.7 --- TOC removal in triclosan degradation --- p.35 / Chapter 3.8 --- Identification of intermediates in photocatalytic oxidation of triclosan --- p.36 / Chapter 3.9 --- Quantitative measurement of the intermediates in photocatalytic oxidation of triclosan --- p.41 / Chapter 3.10 --- Effect of hydrogen peroxide concentration on triclosan degradation --- p.43 / Chapter 3.11 --- Effect of hydrogen peroxide concentration on TOC removal --- p.46 / Chapter 3.12 --- "Effect of hydrogen peroxide concentration on 2,4-dichlorophenol generation during triclosan degradation" --- p.47 / Chapter 3.13 --- "Photocatalytic degradation of 2,4-dichlorophenol" --- p.49 / Chapter 3.14 --- "Identification of intermediates in photocatalytic oxidation of 2,4-dichlorophenol" --- p.50 / Chapter 3.15 --- "Quantitative measurement of the intermediates in photocatalytic oxidation of 2,4-dichlorophenol" --- p.54 / Chapter Chapter Four : --- Discussions --- p.56 / Chapter 4.1 --- "Photochemical conversion of triclosan to 2,8-DCDD" --- p.56 / Chapter 4.2 --- Proposed mechanism of triclosan degradation --- p.57 / Chapter 4.3 --- "Proposed mechanism of 2,4-dichlorophenol degradation" --- p.63 / Chapter 4.4 --- TOC removal in triclosan degradation --- p.65 / Chapter 4.5 --- Effect of hydrogen peroxide concentration on photocatalytic oxidation of triclosan --- p.65 / Chapter 4.6 --- "Adverse environmental and human health effects of 2,8-DCDD" --- p.69 / Chapter 4.7 --- "Adverse environmental and human health effects of 2,4-dichlorophenol" --- p.71 / Chapter 4.8 --- "Discharge limitations for 2,4-dichlorophenol" --- p.73 / Chapter Chapter Five : --- Conclusions --- p.75 / References --- p.77
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_325463 |
| Date | January 2005 |
| Contributors | Kwong, Tsz Yan Alex., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Chemistry. |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English, Chinese |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, xiii, 84 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm. |
| Rights | Use 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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