scholarly journals Influence of solution pH on degradation of atrazine during UV and UV/H2O2 oxidation: kinetics, mechanism, and degradation pathways

RSC Advances ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (61) ◽  
pp. 35847-35861 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yucan Liu ◽  
Kai Zhu ◽  
Miaomiao Su ◽  
Huayu Zhu ◽  
Jianbo Lu ◽  
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The kinetics, degradation mechanism and degradation pathways of atrazine (ATZ) during sole-UV and UV/H2O2 processes under various pH conditions were investigated; the effects of UV irradiation time and H2O2 dose were also evaluated.

2016 ◽  
Vol 283 ◽  
pp. 231-242 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorge Garcia-Ivars ◽  
Maria-Isabel Iborra-Clar ◽  
Maria-Isabel Alcaina-Miranda ◽  
José-Antonio Mendoza-Roca ◽  
Laura Pastor-Alcañiz

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mihaela Baibarac ◽  
Ion Smaranda ◽  
Andreea Nila ◽  
Constantin Serbschi

Abstract Using UV-VIS absorption spectroscopy, photoluminescence (PL) and photoluminescence excitation (PLE), the photodegradation reactions of folic acid (FA) in phosphate buffer (PB) solutions were studied. Regardless of the PB solution’s pH, the UV-VIS spectra showed a gradual decrease in absorbance at 284 nm simultaneous with an increase in the absorbance of another band in the spectral range of 320–380 nm, which was downshifted under UV irradiation. The relative intensity of the FA PL band, situated in the spectral range 375–600 nm, was dependent on the pH of the PB solution. The FA PL intensity increased as increasing UV irradiation time up to 281 min. in PB solutions with pH values of 6.4 and 5.4. Under an emission wavelength of 500 nm, the position of the FA PLE spectrum changed as the PB solution pH varied from 7 to 5.4 and the irradiation time increased to 317 min. These changes were correlated with the formation of two photodegradation products, namely, pterine-6-carboxylic acid and p-amino-benzoyl-L-glutamic acid. According to UV-VIS spectroscopy and PL and PLE studies, the presence of various excipients in commercial pharmaceutical tablets does not affect the photodegradation of FA in PB solutions. Using IR spectroscopy, new evidences for the formation of the two photodegradation products of FA in PB solutions are shown.


Nanomaterials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 722
Author(s):  
Ioanna Christodoulou ◽  
Tom Bourguignon ◽  
Xue Li ◽  
Gilles Patriarche ◽  
Christian Serre ◽  
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In recent years, Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) have attracted a growing interest for biomedical applications. The design of MOFs should take into consideration the subtle balance between stability and biodegradability. However, only few studies have focused on the MOFs’ stability in physiological media and their degradation mechanism. Here, we investigate the degradation of mesoporous iron (III) carboxylate MOFs, which are among the most employed MOFs for drug delivery, by a set of complementary methods. In situ AFM allowed monitoring with nanoscale resolution the morphological, dimensional, and mechanical properties of a series of MOFs in phosphate buffer saline and in real time. Depending on the synthetic route, the external surface presented either well-defined crystalline planes or initial defects, which influenced the degradation mechanism of the particles. Moreover, MOF stability was investigated under different pH conditions, from acidic to neutral. Interestingly, despite pronounced erosion, especially at neutral pH, the dimensions of the crystals were unchanged. It was revealed that the external surfaces of MOF crystals rapidly respond to in situ changes of the composition of the media they are in contact with. These observations are of a crucial importance for the design of nanosized MOFs for drug delivery applications.


Materials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (15) ◽  
pp. 2382 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Jamshed Khan ◽  
Suriya Kumari ◽  
Kamyar Shameli ◽  
Jinap Selamat ◽  
Awis Qurni Sazili

Nanoparticles (NPs) are, frequently, being utilized in multi-dimensional enterprises. Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have attracted researchers in the last decade due to their exceptional efficacy at very low volume and stability at higher temperatures. Due to certain limitations of the chemical method of synthesis, AgNPs can be obtained by physical methods including sun rays, microwaves and ultraviolet (UV) radiation. In the current study, the synthesis of pullulan mediated silver nanoparticles (P-AgNPs) was achieved through ultraviolet (UV) irradiation, with a wavelength of 365 nm, for 96 h. P-AgNPs were formed after 24 h of UV-irradiation time and expressed spectra maxima as 415 nm, after 96 h, in UV-vis spectroscopy. The crystallographic structure was “face centered cubic (fcc)” as confirmed by powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD). Furthermore, high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) proved that P-AgNPs were covered with a thin layer of pullulan, with a mean crystalline size of 6.02 ± 2.37. The average lattice fringe spacing of nanoparticles was confirmed as 0.235 nm with quasi-spherical characteristics, by selected area electron diffraction (SAED) analysis. These green synthesized P-AgNPs can be utilized efficiently, as an active food and meat preservative, when incorporated into the edible films.


2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 256-271 ◽  
Author(s):  
Imran Ali ◽  
Changsheng Peng ◽  
Dichu Lin ◽  
Iffat Naz

Abstract The leaves extract of Fraxinus chinensis Roxb was used for the synthesis of the innovative phytogenic magnetic nanoparticles (PMNPs) without adding toxic surfactants. The formation, morphology, elemental composition, size, thermal stability, structure and magnetic properties of these PMNPs were examined by UV-visible spectrophotometry, FT-IR, XRD, SEM, EDX, TEM, VSM, XPS, BET and TGA. The reactivity of the obtained PMNPs against decolourising toxic dyes, namely, malachite green (MG), crystal violet (CV) and methylene blue (MB), were investigated by UV-vis spectrophotometry. Further, the factors affecting the removal of dyes, including solution pH, adsorbent dosages, initial concentration of dyes, reaction temperature and contact time, were also investigated. The results revealed the decolourisation of 99.12% of MG and 98.23% of CV within 60 min, and 97.52% of MB within 200 min by the PMNPs using dyes concentration of 25 mg/l at pH 6.5 and 298.15 K. The kinetics outcome indicated that the degradation of dyes matched well to the pseudo first-order reaction kinetics model. Furthermore, the probable degradation mechanism of dyes by the PMNPs, including the adsorption of cationic dye molecules onto the negatively charged surface of adsorbent and the oxidation of the Fe° in the solution, were discussed. Thus, the PMNPs can be produced by the bulk and have great potential to be employed for biomedical/environmental remediation.


2017 ◽  
pp. 147
Author(s):  
Naser Jamshidi ◽  
Farzad Nezhad Bahadori ◽  
Ladan Talebiazar ◽  
Ali Akbar Azimi

Today, advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) is considered as a key and effective method for environment preservation from pollutions. In this study , advanced photochemical oxidation processes using O3/H2O2 and O3/H2O2/UV systems were investigated batch photolytic reactor in lab-scale for the degradation of bisphenol A (BPA). In ozone generator source, air, as of the initial instrument feed, changes to ozone after electrical action and reaction. The UV irradiation source was a medium-pressure mercury lamp 300 W that was immerse in the wastewater solution with in 1.5 liter volume reactor. The reaction was influenced by the pH, the input concentration of H2O2, the input concentration of BPA, ozone dosage, chemical oxidation demand (COD) and UV irradiation time. Results showed that at initial bisphenol A concentration of 100 mg/l will completely degrade after 60 minutes by using O3/H2O2 in the pH range from 9.8 to 10 and by adding UV, it will happen in less than 36 minutes in the pH range of 3 to 10. The O3/H2O2/UV process reduced COD to 75 percents.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julie Becher ◽  
Samuel Beal ◽  
Susan Taylor ◽  
Katerina Dontsova ◽  
Dean Wilcox

Two major components of insensitive munition formulations, nitroguanidine (NQ) and 3-nitro-1,2,4-triazol-5-one (NTO), are highly water soluble and therefore likely to photo-transform while in solution in the environment. The ecotoxicities of NQ and NTO solutions are known to increase with UV exposure, but a detailed accounting of aqueous degradation rates, products, and pathways under different exposure wavelengths is currently lacking. We irradiated aqueous solutions of NQ and NTO over a 32-h period at three ultraviolet wavelengths and analyzed their degradation rates and transformation products. NQ was completely degraded by 30 min at 254 nm and by 4 h at 300 nm, but it was only 10% degraded after 32 h at 350 nm. Mass recoveries of NQ and its transformation products were >80% for all three wavelengths. NTO degradation was greatest at 300 nm with 3% remaining after 32 h, followed by 254 nm (7% remaining) and 350 nm (20% remaining). Mass recoveries of NTO and its transformation products were high for the first 8 h but decreased to 22–48% by 32 h. Environmental half-lives of NQ and NTO in pure water were estimated as 4 and 6 days, respectively. We propose photo-degradation pathways for NQ and NTO supported by observed and quantified degradation products and changes in solution pH.


2011 ◽  
Vol 64 (12) ◽  
pp. 2404-2409 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Akbari ◽  
M. Homayoonfal ◽  
V. Jabbari

A composite nanofiltration membrane was developed by a poly(acrylic acid) in situ ultraviolet (UV) graft polymerization process using an ultrafiltration polysulfone membrane as a porous support, by a phase inversion method. SEM images showed that the PSf membranes had numerous finger-like pores. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) showed that the roughness of the surface was reduced by an increase in UV irradiation times. The rejections of sodium chloride and sodium sulfate were moderate and declined with the increase of concentration. We observed that by increasing UV irradiation time and nanofiltration pressure applied, retention of dyes was enhanced and in the most irradiated membrane (M-4 membrane) at 4 bars, color removal with a high rejection of about 99.80% was achieved. It was found that the separation efficiency of dyes in the mixture of salt and dyes decreased with the salt concentration due to a decrease in the Donnan effect. It was also found that by varying the pH, the membrane surface and the dyes' charges are changed, which meant that the membrane surface and dyes had different interactions at various pHs.


2020 ◽  
Vol 42 (12) ◽  
pp. 603-609
Author(s):  
Jeong-Hwan Choi ◽  
Dong-Hun Shin ◽  
Hye-Bin Kim ◽  
Jong-Gook Kim ◽  
Kitae Baek

Objective:This study proposed the simultaneous multi-oxidation of total organic carbon, total nitrogen, and total phosphorous using modified wet chemical oxidation method.Methods:The multi oxidation process was based on the dual radical system with sulfate and hydroxyl radicals. The sodium persulfate (Na2S2O8) and sodium hydroxide (NaOH) were activated at 40℃ and UV irradiation with 254 nm to generate the sulfate radical and hydroxyl radical. The organic matters were oxidized by the dual radicals, and TOC, TN, and TP values were compared with the control group.Results and Discussion:The dual radical system oxidized organic carbon to carbon dioxide effectively, and the TOC values were similar to the value obtained from the high-temperature combustion technique. However, the residual persulfate after oxidation process interfered the absorbance for TN and inhibit the complexation in TP measurement. The residual persulfate was effectively converted to sulfate by longer heating and UV irradiation, and the interferences were more sensitive to reaction temperature than UV irradiation time. As a result, a higher temperature condition was more effective and enhanced the applicability of multi-oxidation.Conclusions:The multi oxidation of TOC, TN, and TP was demonstrated by wet chemical oxidation, and the proposed method is expected to secure the sample and reduce the analytic time. However, the more suitable condition to enhance the accuracy of TOC, TN, and TP in the multi-oxidation system should be studied further.


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