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A non-enzymic system containing CuSO4 (10 mmol/L) and hydrogen peroxide (100 mmol/L) was used for the degradation of three polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: phenanthrene, fluoranthene, and pyrene (all at 10 mmol/L). The system degraded the compounds rapidly and efficiently. After 1 d at room temperature, more than 80 % of pyrene, phenan-threne, and fluoranthene disappeared. Several products are formed during the reaction including a black precipitate.
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Gabriel, J., Shah, V., Nesměrák, K. et al. Degradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by the copper(II)-hydrogen peroxide system. Folia Microbiol 45, 573–575 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02818729
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02818729