Impact of UV-irradiation on the formation of odorous chloroaldimines in drinking water.
In order to explain some of the possible origins of an odor episode which took place in a drinking water supply in the region of Paris (France), the impact of disinfection on the formation of odorous by-products was investigated. We have previously established that very odorous and stable chloroaldimines are formed during amino acid chlorination in conditions relevant to those of drinking water treatment. As chlorination is preceded by a UV-irradiation step, we examined here the impact of this irradiation on the formation of chloroaldimines. Irradiation (30 m W cm(-2)) of various amino acids (glycine, valine, phenylalanine) and peptides (Phe-Gly-Gly-Phe, Phe-Ala) led to a degradation of the compounds but it was negligible at the doses applied in drinking water supplies. As peptides were concerned, contrary to what we previously expected, the degradation did not involve the peptidic bond breaking: irradiation induces therefore no increase in the quantity of free amino acids, precursors of odorous chloroaldimines. However chlorination of peptides (Phe-Ala-Ala-Val, Phe-Gly-Gly-Phe and Ala-Phe) showed that chloroaldimines are also probably formed during combined amino acids chlorination.
Freuze
Ingrid
I
Laboratoire Rennais de Chimie et Ingénierie des Procédés, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Rennes, France.
Brosillon
Stéphan
S
Arlot
Jérémy
J
Laplanche
Alain
A
Tozza
Dominique
D
Cavard
Jacques
J
D000596:Amino Acids / Q000737:chemistry / Q000528:radiation effects*; D002713:Chlorine / Q000737:chemistry*; D004202:Disinfectants / Q000737:chemistry; D007097:Imines / Q000737:chemistry; D009812:Odorants; D010297:Paris; D010455:Peptides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000528:radiation effects*; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays; D018508:Water Purification; D014881:Water Supply
D000596:Amino Acids; D004202:Disinfectants; D007097:Imines; D010455:Peptides; D002713:Chlorine