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Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, Vol.22, No.2, 149-158, 1999
Photocatalytic and photolytic transformation of chloramben in aqueous solutions
The photocatalytic degradation of chloramben (3-amino-2,5-dichlorobenzoic acid) was investigated in aqueous solutions containing TiO2 suspensions under irradiation with simulated solar light. The primary degradation of the herbicide, the mineralisation of the organic carbon to CO2 and the formation of chloride ion from organic chlorine proved to be relatively fast, whereas the conversion of organic nitrogen into ammonium and nitrate ions took place only at delayed irradiation times. Photolytic degradation processes proved also to be active in the examined time interval, but they were far from producing complete mineralisation, leaving considerable amounts of residual organic products. Various aromatic intermediates that originated from chloramben during the photocatalytic treatment were detected and identified using GC-MS. Similarly, the main aromatic products arising from photolytic decomposition were also identified, and, in rum, they proved to undergo complete mineralisation upon addition of TiO2.
Keywords:CONTAINING BENZENE-DERIVATIVES;SEMICONDUCTOR PHOTOCATALYSIS;TIO2;DEGRADATION;WATER;SUSPENSIONS;OXIDATION