Dataset And Kinetic Model Reaction Compilation For The Radical-Induced Degradation Of Formic Acid And Formate In Aqueous Solution

This article contains the individual datasets and complete reaction kinetics compilation for the formic acid/formate component of the kinetic model described in "Radiolytic Degradation of Formic Acid and Formate in Aqueous Solution: Modeling the Final Stages of Organic Mineralization under Advanced Oxidation Process Conditions" [1]. Gamma irradiation data were collected for aqueous sodium formate solutions under pH = 1.5 and 9.0 conditions. To determine the optimum conditions necessary to effectively mineralize formic acid/formate in an Advanced Oxidation Process utilized for water treatment, several solution compositions were evaluated: air, nitrogen, and nitrous oxide saturation. Data were collected by a combination of high performance liquid chromatography and gas chromatography. These measured values were used to construct a kinetic computer model, by combining with published literature rate coefficients and optimizing specific important rate coefficients to afford the best agreement with experimental data. (C) 2020 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc.