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Automated on-line monitoring of the TiO2-based photocatalytic degradation of dimethyl phthalate and diethyl phthalate
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Salazar-Beltran, D and Hinojosa-Reyes, L and Maya-Alejandro, F and Turnes-Palomino, G and Palomino-Cabello, C and Hernandez-Ramirez, A and Guzman-Mar, JL, Automated on-line monitoring of the TiO2-based photocatalytic degradation of dimethyl phthalate and diethyl phthalate, Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences, 18 pp. 863-870. ISSN 1474-905X (2019) [Refereed Article]
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Abstract
A fully automated on-line system for monitoring the TiO2-based photocatalytic degradation of dimethyl phthalate (DMP) and diethyl phthalate (DEP) using sequential injection analysis (SIA) coupled to liquid chromatography (LC) with UV detection was proposed. The effects of the type of catalyst (sol–gel, Degussa P25 and Hombikat), the amount of catalyst (0.5, 1.0 and 1.5 g L−1), and the solution pH (4, 7 and 10) were evaluated through a three-level fractional factorial design (FFD) to verify the influence of the factors on the response variable (degradation efficiency, %). As a result of FFD evaluation, the main factor that influences the process is the type of catalyst. Degradation percentages close to 100% under UV-vis radiation were reached using the two commercial TiO2 materials, which present mixed phases (anatase/rutile), Degussa P25 (82%/18%) and Hombikat (76%/24%). 60% degradation was obtained using the laboratory-made pure anatase crystalline TiO2 phase. The pH and amount of catalyst showed minimum significant effect on the degradation efficiencies of DMP and DEP. Greater degradation efficiency was achieved using Degussa P25 at pH 10 with 1.5 g L−1 catalyst dosage. Under these conditions, complete degradation and 92% mineralization were achieved after 300 min of reaction. Additionally, a drastic decrease in the concentration of BOD5 and COD was observed, which results in significant enhancement of their biodegradability obtaining a BOD5/COD index of 0.66 after the photocatalytic treatment. The main intermediate products found were dimethyl 4-hydroxyphthalate, 4-hydroxy-diethyl phthalate, phthalic acid and phthalic anhydride indicating that the photocatalytic degradation pathway involved the hydrolysis reaction of the aliphatic chain and hydroxylation of the aromatic ring, obtaining products with lower toxicity than the initial molecules.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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| Keywords: | photocatalysis, environmental pollutants |
| Research Division: | Chemical Sciences |
| Research Group: | Other chemical sciences |
| Research Field: | Other chemical sciences not elsewhere classified |
| Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
| Objective Group: | Expanding knowledge |
| Objective Field: | Expanding knowledge in the chemical sciences |
| UTAS Author: | Maya-Alejandro, F (Mr Fernando Maya Alejandro) |
| ID Code: | 134610 |
| Year Published: | 2019 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 8 |
| Deposited By: | Chemistry |
| Deposited On: | 2019-08-22 |
| Last Modified: | 2019-10-10 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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