Radiation Chemistry: Radiation Driven Processes in Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Industry

这项提案将为辐射化学领域的6名年轻教员(助理教授)、博士后以及研究生和本科生提供资金。在环境工程和科学领域，用于销毁水、废水中的化学物质和现场修复的新技术之一被称为高级氧化。高级氧化是指任何涉及羟基自由基的过程。这种自由基活性很强，能够破坏化学物质，杀死细菌和寄生虫，并使病毒失活。这一过程的基础科学在于辐射化学领域。辐射化学在解决环境问题方面的应用是通过几种技术来完成的，包括UV/过氧化氢、用光(紫外线和阳光)照射的二氧化钛、臭氧/过氧化氢以及最后的电子束过程。随着许多容易解决的环境问题得到解决，该领域将转向破坏性的过程来实现这些目标。在环境工程中，尽管许多人使用这些高级氧化工艺，但很少有人真正理解基础科学。因此，受过培训了解这种化学的科学家和工程师越多，这些过程就会越有效。

1406357La VerneThis proposal will provide funds for 6 young faculty (assistant professors), post docs and graduate and undergraduate students in the field of radiation chemistry. In the field of environmental engineering and science, one of the new technologies for the destruction of chemicals in water, wastewater and site remediation is referred to as advance oxidation. Advanced oxidation was name for any process that involves the hydroxyl radical. This radical is very highly reactive and is capable of destroying chemicals, killing bacteria and parasites and inactivating viruses. The fundamental science of the process lies in the field of radiation chemistry.The application of radiation chemistry for solving environmental problems is accomplished using several techniques including UV/hydrogen peroxide, TiO2 irradiated with light (both UV and sunlight), Ozone/hydrogen peroxide and lastly, the electron beam process. As many of the easy environmental problems have been solved the field will turn to destructive processes to accomplish the goals. in environmental engineering, although many employ these advanced oxidation processes, few actually understand the fundamental science. Therefore, the more scientists and engineers that are trained to understand this chemistry the more effectively these processes will be applied.