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Date:2019-03-09

Indexed by:Journal Article

Date of Publication:2010-07-15

Journal:JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Included Journals:PubMed、EI、SCIE

Volume:179

Issue:1-3

Page Number:173-177

ISSN:0304-3894

Key Words:PAHs; Photodegradation; Solvent effects; Electron-accepting potential

Abstract:Photochemical behaviour of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) is strongly dependent on the physical and chemical nature of the media in/on which they exist. To understand the media effects, the photolysis of phenanthrene (PHE) and benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) in several solvents was investigated. Distinct photolysis rate constants for PHE and BaP in the different solvents were observed. Some theoretical parameters reflecting the solvent properties were computed and employed to explain the solvent effects. Acetone competitively absorbed light with PHE and BaP, and the excited acetone molecules played different roles for the photodegradation of PHE and BaP. The photolysis rate constants of PHE and BaP in hexane. isopropanol, ethanol, methanol, acetonitrile and dichloromethane were observed to correlate with the electron-accepting potential of the solvent molecules. Absolute electronegativity of the solvents linearly correlated with the photolytic activity (log k) of the PAHs significantly. The results are important for better understanding the photodegradation mechanism of PAHs in different media. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.