title: TiO2-mediated photocatalytic debromination of decabromodiphenyl ether: kinetics and intermediates.
abstract: In this work, we report the rapid photoreductive debromination of decabromodiphenyl ether (BDE209) byTiO2. The degradation of BDE209 is a stepwise process, and the bromines at the ortho positions are much more susceptible than those at the para positions. The photocatalytic degradation kinetics of BDE209 was further investigated under different reaction conditions (various solvents, in the presence of H2O, acids, or bases). A possible photoreductive debromination pathway was proposed on the basis of the identified reaction intermediates and density functional theory (DFT). This study provides a potential application of photocatalysis in removal of PBDE contamination.
authors.affiliation: Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.
authors.forename: Chunyan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Chuncheng
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Wanhong
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Jincai
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhao
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption / Q000528:radiation effects; D002384:Catalysis / Q000528:radiation effects; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D055768:Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects; D054879:Halogenation / Q000528:radiation effects; D007700:Kinetics; D008956:Models, Chemical; D055668:Photochemical Processes / Q000528:radiation effects; D012997:Solvents; D013997:Time Factors; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry*; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays
chemical_list: D055768:Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers; D012997:Solvents; C009495:titanium dioxide; D014025:Titanium; C010902:decabromobiphenyl ether