Seven-day-old dark-grown bean leaves were greened under continuous light. The amount of chlorophyll, the ratio of chlorophyll a to chlorophyll b, the O(2) evolving capacity and the primary photochemical activities of Photosystem I and Photosystem II were measured on the leaves after various times of greening. The primary photochemical activities were measured as the photo-oxidation of P(700), t...

We examine factors controlling the photochemical oxidation of SO2 in tropospheric aerosols using a gas-aqueous photochemical model. Over a range of liquid water contents (3x10 -4g H20 m -3 to 9 g H20 m -3) and pH values (0 to 8), we find that H202(aq) and O3(aq) provide the major sinks for SO2 in the aqueous phase when pH is held constant at below 5 and larger than 6, respectively. OH(aq) may b...

Photochemical transformation of dissolved organic matter (DOM) has been studied for more than two decades. Usually, laboratory or "in-situ" experiments are used to determine photodegradation variables. A common problem with these experiments is that the photodegradation experiments are done at higher than ambient temperature. Five laboratory experiments were done to determine the effect of temp...

The influence of the ferroelectric domain structure of BaTiO3 on the photochemical reactions that occur on its surface has been examined using atomic force microscopy. Both the photochemical reduction of aqueous silver cations and the oxidation of steric acid thin films were studied. During reduction, silver selectively deposits on the surface in patterns determined by the ferroelectric domain ...

Sonolysis and photochemical degradation of different compounds such as chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbons are among the recent advanced oxidation processes. Perchloroethylene is one of these compounds that has been mainly used as a solvent and degreaser. In this work, elimination of perchloroethylene in aqueous solution by ultrasonic irradiation, andphotochemical oxidation by ultra violet ray a...

Dimethylsulphide (DMS) photo-oxidation and dimethylsulphoxide (DMSO) photoproduction were estimated in 26 laboratory irradiations of coastal samples from NE England (Tyne estuary) and W Scotland (Loch Linnhe and River Nant at Taynuilt). Pseudo-first order rate constants of DMS photo-oxidation (0.038 h-1 to 0.345 h-1) and DMSO photo-production (0.017 h-1 to 0.283 h-1) varied by one order of magn...

this study presents a review on advanced oxidation processes (aop) for simultaneous removal of no and so2. aop is based on using a strong oxidant such as ozone and h2o2 which is able to generate highly reactive intermediates. the pollutant will be oxidized and removed by these intermediates. in recent years, aop has been considered as an effective and attractive technology in the field of flue ...