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Ozone‐Induced Particle Destabilization
Author(s) -
Grasso Domenic,
Walter J. Weber
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1988.tb03093.x
Subject(s) - ozone , natural organic matter , particle (ecology) , metastability , environmental chemistry , organic matter , humic acid , chemistry , dissolved organic carbon , chemical engineering , chemical physics , geology , organic chemistry , oceanography , fertilizer , engineering
The purpose of this study was to gain insight into the mechanisms that are operative in ozone‐induced particle destabilization. Both the nature of background dissolved organic matter and the nature of the particles themselves were investigated. It appears that commercial humic acid preparations and natural dissolved organic matter respond differently to ozonation. The analyses performed suggest that polymerization of metastable organics is the primary mechanism responsible for ozone‐induced particle destabilization in a natural water–bentonite system.