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

1406357La verne本提案将为辐射化学领域的6名年轻教师（助理教授）、博士后、研究生和本科生提供资金。在环境工程与科学领域，一种用于破坏水、废水和场地修复中的化学物质的新技术被称为超前氧化。高级氧化是任何涉及羟基自由基的过程的名称。这种自由基具有很强的活性，能够破坏化学物质，杀死细菌和寄生虫，使病毒失活。这个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中的应用是通过几种技术来完成的，包括紫外线/过氧化氢、光（紫外线和太阳光）照射的TiO2、臭氧/过氧化氢以及最后的电子束工艺。由于许多简单的环境问题已经解决，该领域将转向破坏性过程来实现目标。在环境工程中，虽然许多人采用了这些高级氧化工艺，但很少有人真正了解其基础科学。因此，越多的科学家和工程师接受了解这种化学反应的培训，这些过程就越能有效地应用。

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.