Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1883732 | Radiation Physics and Chemistry | 2007 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
Degradations of octachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (OCDD) and octachlorodibenzofuran (OCDF) were studied by 60Co γ-ray in organic solvents: ethanol, n-nonane, and toluene. Both OCDD and OCDF were degraded more efficiently in ethanol than in n-nonane or toluene. The degradation is mainly attributed to electrons and in part to solvent radicals. The addition of ethanol to dioxin-containing liquid wastes enhanced effectively the degradation of dioxins; the liquid wastes did not exhibit the dioxin toxicity at a dose of 100 kGy.
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Authors
Changli Zhao, Koichi Hirota, Mitsumasa Taguchi, Machiko Takigami, Takuji Kojima,