title: Tailored TiO2 layers for the photocatalytic ozonation of cumylphenol, a refractory pollutant exerting hormonal activity.
abstract: Photocatalytic ozonation by Al-supported TiO(2) films is successfully applied to the mineralization of 4-cumylphenol, a recalcitrant endocrine disrupting compound. A possible reaction mechanism implying the intermediate formation of bisphenols is proposed on the grounds of HPLC-MS and FTIR analyses.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Chimica Fisica ed Elettrochimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ardizzone
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cappelletti
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Meroni
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Spadavecchia
mesh_terms: D002384:Catalysis; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D052244:Endocrine Disruptors / Q000737:chemistry*; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D010126:Ozone / Q000737:chemistry*; D010636:Phenols / Q000737:chemistry*; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared; D013499:Surface Properties; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D052244:Endocrine Disruptors; D010636:Phenols; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; C009495:titanium dioxide; C516284:4-cumylphenol; D010126:Ozone; D014025:Titanium