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ArticleScientific reports2015

Insights into perfluorooctane sulfonate photodegradation in a catalyst-free aqueous solution.

Xian-Jin Lyu, Wen-Wei Li, Paul K S Lam, Han-Qing Yu

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Article in Scientific reports, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Xian-Jin Lyu1] CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China [2] USTC-CityU joint Advanced Research Center, Suzhou, China [3] State Key Laboratory in Marine Pollution, Department of Biology and Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Wen-Wei Li1] CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China [2] USTC-CityU joint Advanced Research Center, Suzhou, China.
Paul K S Lam1] USTC-CityU joint Advanced Research Center, Suzhou, China [2] State Key Laboratory in Marine Pollution, Department of Biology and Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Han-Qing Yu1] CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China [2] USTC-CityU joint Advanced Research Center, Suzhou, China.
CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion · CNUniversity of Science and Technology of China · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Photodegradation in the absence of externally added chemicals could be an attractive solution for the removal of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) in aqueous environment, but the low decomposition rate presents a severe challenge and the underlying mechanisms are unclear. In this study, we demonstrated that PFOS could be effectively degraded in a catalyst-free aqueous solution via a reduction route. Under appropriate pH and temperature conditions, a rapid PFOS photodegradation, with a pseudo-first-order decomposition rate constant of 0.91 h(-1), was achieved. In addition, hydrated electrons were considered to be the major photo-generated reductive species responsible for PFOS photodegradation in this system. Its production and reduction ability could be significantly affected by the environmental conditions such as pH, temperature and presence of oxidative species. This study gives insights into the PFOS photodegradation process and may provide useful information for developing catalyst-free photodegradation systems for decomposing PFOS and other persistent water contaminants.

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PhotolysisAlkanesulfonic AcidsCatalysisFluorocarbonsHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationOxidation-ReductionTemperatureUltraviolet RaysWater Pollutants, ChemicalAlkanesulfonic AcidsFluorocarbonsperfluorooctane sulfonic acidWater Pollutants, Chemical

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PMID25879866
PMCPMC4399502
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