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  • Title: Behavioral evidence of the dominant radicals and intermediates involved in bisphenol A degradation using an efficient Co2+/PMS oxidation process.
    Author: Huang YF, Huang YH.
    Journal: J Hazard Mater; 2009 Aug 15; 167(1-3):418-26. PubMed ID: 19216025.
    Abstract:
    This study investigated the degradation and mineralization of Bisphenol A (BPA) at pH 7, taken as a model compound in the presence of the trace metal-ions, Co(2+), and peroxymonosulfate (Oxone: PMS). We took advantage of the high oxidation-reduction potential of hydroxyl and sulfite radicals transformed from PMS as the oxidants to oxidize BPA to less complex compounds (stoichiometric ratio: [PMS](0)/[BPA](0)=2). Afterwards, the expected radicals were used to mineralize those compounds more efficiently (TOC removal approximately 40%) as compared to the 1% removal demonstrated in the UV/persulfate system in our previous study. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first attempt to evidence that the dominant behavior of radicals in a (bi)sulfite process is very different from that in a persulfate process. Additionally, the utilization of extremely small amounts of activator and oxidant for the complete degradation of BPA was achieved. The BPA degradation in this Co(2+)/PMS process formulated a pseudo-first-order kinetic model well over a practicable range of 25-45 degrees C. The activation energy (DeltaE=57.6 kJ mol(-1)) was calculated under different conditions, and the detailed discussion indicates that the activity of BPA degradation is not obviously dependent on the PMS concentration, but rather is related to Co(2+) dosage. Possible BPA side-chain oxidative metabolic pathways are suggested based on experimental results incorporating the evidence from EPR (electron paramagnetic resonance) and analysis from GC-MS (gas chromatography-mass spectrometry).
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