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The effect of basic pH and carbonate ion on the mechanism of photocatalytic destruction of cylindrospermopsin

Zhang, Geshan, He, Xuexiang, Nadagouda, Mallikarjuna N., E. O'Shea, Kevin, Dionysiou, Dionysios D.·2015·Water Research

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This study investigated the mechanistic effects of basic pH and the presence of high carbonate concentration on the TiO2 photocatalytic degradation of the cyanobacterial toxin cylindrospermopsin (CYN). High-performance liquid chromatography combined with quadrupole time-of-flight electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry (LC/Q-TOF-ESI-MS) was employed for the identification of reaction byproducts. The reaction pathways were proposed based on the identified degradation byproducts and radical chemistry. In high pH system (pH = 10.5) similar reaction byproducts as those in neutral pH system were identified. However, high pH appeared to inhibit sulfate elimination with less sulfate elimination byproducts detected. In the presence of carbonate in the photocatalytic process, hydroxyl radical reaction would be largely inhibited since carbonate ion would react with hydroxyl radical to form carbonate radical. The second order rate constant of carbonate radical with CYN was estimated to be 1.4 × 10(8) M(-1)s(-1), which is much smaller than that of hydroxyl radical. However, the more significant abundance of carbonate radical in the reaction solution strongly contributed to the transformation of CYN. Carbonate radical has higher reaction selectivity than hydroxyl radical and hence, played a different role in the photocatalytic reaction. It would promote the formation of byproduct m/z 420.12 which has not been identified in the other two studied photocatalytic systems. Besides, the presence of carbonate ion may hinder the removal of toxicity originated from uracil moiety due to the low reaction activity of carbonate radical with uracil moiety in CYN molecule. This work would further support the application of photocatalytic technologies for CYN treatment and provide fundamental information for the complete assessment of CYN removal by using TiO2 photocatalysis process.

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Authors
Zhang, G., He, X., Nadagouda, M. N., E. O'Shea, K., & Dionysiou, D. D.
Affiliations
University of Cincinnati (US)
Corresponding author
Dionysiou, Dionysios D.
Venue
Water Research
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2015-04
Volume
73
Pages
353-361
ISSN
0043-1354 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2018643296
Cited by
128
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65
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FWCI
4.64
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Water Research (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • U.S. Department of Agriculture (58-3148-1-152)
  • China Scholarship Council (CSC) Scholarships (2009617129)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Water Science and Technology › Advanced oxidation water treatment
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Chemistry › Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
  • Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells
Keywords
cylindrospermopsin, TiO2 photocatalysis, cyanotoxins, carbonate radical, hydroxyl radicals, pH effect, degradation by-products, reaction mechanism, water treatment
MeSH terms
Cyanobacteria Toxins, Alkaloids, Bacterial Toxins, Carbonates, Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid, Hydrogen-Ion Concentration, Photolysis, Titanium, Uracil, Waste Disposal, Fluid, Water Pollutants, Chemical, Tandem Mass Spectrometry

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