Research Article
Permanganate Oxidation of Microcystin-LA: Kinetics, Quantification, and Implications for Effective Drinking Water Treatment
Table 4
Apparent rate constants determined by three methods at 25°C and 35°C.
| Initial Concentration Co (µg/L) | Permanganate Concentration (ppm) | Temperature °C | M−1sec−1 | M−1sec−1 | M−1sec−1 |
| 50 MC-LA | 2.0 | 25 ± 1 | 116 ± 4 | 100 ± 1.4 | 61.5 ± 5 |
| 50 MC-LA | 2.0 | 35 ± 1 | 145 ± 1.4 | 134.5 ± 10 | 82 ± 25 |
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