Insight on the fundamentals of advanced oxidation processes. Role and review of the determination methods of reactive oxygen species

Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) have known increased application to treat wastewaters containing recalcitrant compounds that are hardly degraded by conventional technologies. AOPs are characterized by the formation of strong oxidants such as hydroxyl radicals, superoxide anions, hydroperoxyl rad...

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Autores: Fernández Castro, Pablo, Vallejo Montes, Marta, San Román San Emeterio, María Fresnedo|||0000-0002-3638-2448, Ortiz Uribe, Inmaculada|||0000-0002-3257-4821
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Cantabria (UC)
Repositorio:UCrea Repositorio Abierto de la Universidad de Cantabria
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unican.es:10902/10369
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10902/10369
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Advanced oxidation processes
Reactive oxygen species
Hydroxyl radical
Superoxide radical
Hydroperoxyl radical
Singlet oxygen
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Sumario:Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) have known increased application to treat wastewaters containing recalcitrant compounds that are hardly degraded by conventional technologies. AOPs are characterized by the formation of strong oxidants such as hydroxyl radicals, superoxide anions, hydroperoxyl radicals and singlet oxygen, which react with the contaminant, contributing to its degradation. This paper provides an overview of the determination methods of reactive oxygen species, ROS, in the application of AOPs; the methods developed in the available literature for the detection and quantification of ROS are reviewed as a first step in the assessment and detailed description of the mechanisms involved in the oxidation reactions, focusing on the critical analysis of the main strengths and weaknesses presented by the probe molecules employed in the evaluated studies.