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Radical Reactions and Their Application for Water Treatment

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Basic chemistry and water treatment of broad range of oxidants and related radical species are covered in this chapter. A general introduction to oxidants and radicals is followed by detailed sections on chlorine species, advanced oxidation processes, persulfates, and non-consensual radical mechanisms. Further, detailed information on oxidant applicability and activation, oxidant-specific recalcitrant pollutants and commonly formed by-products is provided. To assess the suitability of the specific oxidants for real water conditions, matrix components interferences are discussed. Considerable attention is paid to chemistry of innovative oxidants (persulfates) and to the controversial aspects of superoxide radical anion reactivity with carbon tetrachloride.

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The authors appreciate kind support of laboratory of Instrumental Analytical Chemistry at University Duisburg-Essen, namely of Prof. Torsten Schmidt, in elucidation of carbon tetrachloride degradability.

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Hrabák, P., Wacławek, S. (2020). Radical Reactions and Their Application for Water Treatment. In: Filip, J., Cajthaml, T., Najmanová, P., Černík, M., Zbořil, R. (eds) Advanced Nano-Bio Technologies for Water and Soil Treatment. Applied Environmental Science and Engineering for a Sustainable Future. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-29840-1_9

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