Chemosphere

Mineralisation of Monuron photoinduced by Fe (III) in aqueous solution

…, G Mailhot, JF Pilichowski, J Krýsa, J Jirkovský, M Bolte

Index: Mest'ankova, Hana; Mailhot, Gilles; Pilichowski, Jean-Francois; Krysa, Josef; Jirkovsky, Jaromir; Bolte, Michele Chemosphere, 2004 , vol. 57, # 10 p. 1307 - 1315

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Abstract

The degradation of Monuron (3-(4-chlorophenyl)-1, 1-dimethylurea) photoinduced by Fe (III) in aqueous solution has been investigated. The rate of degradation depends on the concentration of Fe (OH) 2+, the most photoreactive species in terms of OH radical formation. These OH radicals are able to degrade Monuron until total mineralisation. The primordial role of the speciation of Fe (III)-hydroxy complex in aqueous solution, for the ...