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Date:2019-03-12

Indexed by:Journal Article

Date of Publication:2017-01-02

Journal:JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH PART A-TOXIC/HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

Included Journals:Scopus、PubMed、EI、SCIE

Volume:52

Issue:1

Page Number:45-54

ISSN:1093-4529

Key Words:2,4,6-Tribromophenol (TBP); aqueous factor; phototransformation; UV irradiation

Abstract:In this research, we studied the phototransformation of 2,4,6-tribromophenol (TBP) by UV irradiation in aqueous solution. Effects of typical environmental factors (i.e., pH and the initial concentration of TBP, Fe3+ and NO2-) were also investigated. Results showed that the transformation process followed pseudo-first-order kinetics. The transformation rate constant of TBP decreased with increasing initial concentration and increased with increasing Fe3+ and NO2- concentrations as well as increasing pH. Ten photoproducts were tentatively identified after irradiation of TBP, according to HPLC-LTQ-Orbitrap MS and GC/MS analysis. Among them, two dihydroxylated dibromobenzene compounds (di-OH-DBB) were found to be predominant over the reaction time, indicating that hydrodebromination of TBP could be the main phototransformation mechanism. In addition, the identification of eight OH-PBDEs and di-OH-PBBs suggested that photodimerization might also be a reaction pathway for TBP photochemical reactions.