Superoxidative Degradation of Chlorinated Organic Pollutants

这是一项奖励，以支持根据美国国家科学基金会第88-60957号拨款启动的一个项目的第二阶段，该项目符合国家科学基金会88-8号《小型企业创新研究计划征集》中概述的条件。第一阶段下的工作证明了使用电化学产生的超氧化物快速和完全降解水中的氯化有机污染物的可行性，使用了特别设计的电极，使污染物底物能够有效地脱氯。在第二阶段，调查人员计划对反应产物及其形成和破坏速度进行系统检查，以此作为确定该过程的效率及其经济可行性的基础。这项研究的目标是有机化合物对地下水和地表水的污染，这是一个国家高度关注的问题。当务之急是开发更有效地应对水和废水中有机污染物去除的技术。这一项目的成果可望在这方面有所帮助。

This is an award to support for Phase II of a project initiated under NSF Grant No. 88-60957 under conditions outlined in the Program Solicitation for Small Business Innovation Research, NSF 88-8. The work under Phase I resulted in demonstration of the feasibility of using electrochemically generated superoxide for rapid and complete degradation of chlorinated organic pollutants of water using specially designed electrodes that allowed for the efficient dechlorination of the pollutant substrates. In Phase II, the investigators plan a systematic examination of the reaction products and their rate of formation and destruction as the basis for determining the efficiency of the process and its economic feasibility. The contamination of ground and surface waters by organic compounds that are the target of this research is a matter of great National concern. It is imperative that technologies be developed that are more efficiently responsive to removal of organic pollutants from water and wastewater. Results of this project are expected to be useful in this respect.