Hydroxyl radical as an unlikely key intermediate in the photodegradation of emerging pollutants

In this work, a kinetic model, in combination with time-resolved experiments, is applied to assess the involvement of OH in the photodegradation of emerging pollutants (EPs) by means of advanced oxidation processes. In contrast with the general assumption, quenching of the short-lived OH in the real...

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Autores: Rodríguez Muñiz, Gemma María|||0000-0001-8989-2401, Arqués Sanz, Antonio|||0000-0001-8692-6979, Amat Payá, Ana María|||0000-0003-4218-2685, Marín García, Mª Luisa|||0000-0002-9789-8894, Gomis Vicens, Juan, Miranda Alonso, Miguel Ángel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repositorio:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/57876
Acceso en línea:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/57876
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Laser Flash-Photolysis
Photochemical fate
Organic-Matter
Oxidation
Water
Acid
Pharmaceuticals
Degradation
Environment
Reactivity
INGENIERIA TEXTIL Y PAPELERA
QUIMICA ORGANICA
QUIMICA ANALITICA
QUIMICA FISICA
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Sumario:In this work, a kinetic model, in combination with time-resolved experiments, is applied to assess the involvement of OH in the photodegradation of emerging pollutants (EPs) by means of advanced oxidation processes. In contrast with the general assumption, quenching of the short-lived OH in the real waters by the (highly diluted) EPs must be very inefficient, so removal of EPs cannot purely rely on the generation and reaction of OH. This suggests that more complex pathways have to be considered to explain the photodegradation of EPs actually achieved under the employed oxidative conditions, possibly involving other reactive species with longer lifetimes or chain degradation processes.