UV light induced photodegradation of malachite green on TiO2 nanoparticles.
The photodegradation of malachite green (MG), a cationic triphenylmethane dye, is examined both under different pH values and amounts of TiO(2). After 15W UV-365nm irradiation for 4h, ca. 99.9% of MG was degraded with addition of 0.5gL(-1) TiO(2) to solutions containing 50mgL(-1) of the MG dye. The HPLC-PDA-ESI-MS technique was used to obtain a better understanding on the mechanistic details of this TiO(2)-assisted photodegradation of the MG dye with UV irradiation. Five intermediates of the process were separated, identified, and characterized for the first time. The results indicated that the N-de-methylation degradation of MG dye took place in a stepwise manner to yield mono-, di-, tri-, and tetra-N-de-methylated MG species generated during the processes. Under acidic conditions, the results indicated that the photodegradation mechanism is favorable to cleavage of the whole conjugated chromophore structure of the MG dye. Under basic conditions, the results showed that the photodegradation mechanism is favorable to a formation of a series of N-de-methylated intermediates of the MG dye.
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Department of General Education, National Taichung Nursing College, Taichung 403, Taiwan. ccchen@ntcnc.edu.tw
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D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local / Q000737:chemistry / Q000528:radiation effects; D002384:Catalysis; D004396:Coloring Agents / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects*; D005659:Fungicides, Industrial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000528:radiation effects; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry; D010777:Photochemistry; D012394:Rosaniline Dyes / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects*; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000737:chemistry; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry*; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays; D018508:Water Purification / Q000379:methods
D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local; D004396:Coloring Agents; D005659:Fungicides, Industrial; D012394:Rosaniline Dyes; C005095:malachite green; C009495:titanium dioxide; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D014025:Titanium