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Biological, Chemical and Photochemical Treatment of Commercially Important Naphthalene Sulphonates

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In the present work, the rather limited data available regarding the sources, concentrations and treatability of naphthalene sulphonates in biological and chemical treatment systems is discussed and reviewed. Due to the refractory nature of most commercial naphthalene sulphonates, this review focused on the application of advanced oxidation processes for their efficient degradation by providing a deeper insight into the reaction mechanisms involved and products formed in advanced chemical and photochemical oxidation of important naphthalene sulphonates.

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The financial support of the Turkish Technological and Scientific Research Council (TUBITAK) under project number 108Y051 is acknowledged. The efforts of Betül Hande Gürsoy and Gökce Türeli during the photochemical experiments, as well as the technical support of Prof. Dilek Kazan and Res. Assist. Selim Ceylan (Marmara University, Engineering Faculty, Bioengineering Program) during mass spectrometric analysis, are also appreciated.

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Arslan-Alaton, I., Olmez-Hanci, T. (2010). Biological, Chemical and Photochemical Treatment of Commercially Important Naphthalene Sulphonates. In: Fatta-Kassinos, D., Bester, K., Kümmerer, K. (eds) Xenobiotics in the Urban Water Cycle. Environmental Pollution, vol 16. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-3509-7_22

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