Sonication-assisted photocatalytic decomposition of perfluorooctanoic acid

Chemosphere

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 654-660

  Panchangam, Sri Chandana ^a   Lin, Angela Yu Chen ^a   Tsai, Jia Hong ^a   Lin, Cheng Fang ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Decomposition mechanism; PFOA; Sonication; TiO2; UV irradiation

Indexed keywords

254 NM UV LIGHTS; AMBIENT TEMPERATURES; CARBON-CHAIN LENGTHS; DECOMPOSITION MECHANISM; FLUORIDE IONS; HIGHER EFFICIENCIES; HYDROXYL RADICALS; NEAR-NEUTRAL PH; PERFLUORINATED CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; PERFLUORINATED CHEMICALS; PERFLUOROALKYL RADICALS; PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACIDS; PFOA; PHOTOCATALYTIC DECOMPOSITIONS; PHYSICAL DISPERSIONS; SOL-GEL TIO; SPECIFIC SURFACES; SUPEROXIDE; TIO2; TRIFLUOROACETIC ACIDS; UV IRRADIATION;

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; GELATION; GELS; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS; IRRADIATION; ORGANIC ACIDS; OXYGEN; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; SOLS; SONICATION;

DECOMPOSITION;

CARBOXYLIC ACID; FLUORIDE ION; HEPTANOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; HEXANOIC ACID; HYDROXYL RADICAL; PERFLUORO COMPOUND; PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID; PROPIONIC ACID; PROPIONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SUPEROXIDE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TRIFLUOROACETIC ACID;

CARBOXYLIC ACID; CATALYSIS; DECOMPOSITION; IRRADIATION; PH; PHOTODEGRADATION;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; DECOMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; PH; PHOTOCATALYSIS; ULTRASOUND; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

CATALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; FLUOROCARBONS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; OCTANOIC ACIDS; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SONICATION; TITANIUM; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 63749131856     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2008.12.065     Document Type: Article

References (29)

1. Chen J., and Zhang P. Photodegradation of perfluorooctanoic acid in water under irradiation of 254 and 185 nm light by use of persulfate. Wat. Sci.Technol. 54 (2006) 317-325
2. Conder J.M., Hoke R.A., Wolf W.D., Russell M.H., and Buck R.C. Are PFCAs bioaccumulative? A critical review and comparison with regulatory criteria and persistent lipophilic compounds. Environ. Sci. Technol. 42 (2008) 995-1003
3. Dillert R., Bahenemann D., and Hidaka H. Light-induced degradation of perfluorocarboxylic acids in the presence of titanium dioxide. Chemosphere 67 (2007) 785-792
4. a values of PFOA and other highly fluorinated carboxylic acids. Environ. Sci. Technol. 42 (2008) 456-458
5. Hoffmann M.R., Martin S.T., Choi W., and Bahnemann D.W. Environmental applications of semiconductor photocatalysis. Chem. Rev. 95 (1995) 69-96
6. Hogue C. PFOA called likely human carcinogen. Chem. Eng. News 83 (2006) 5
7. Hori H., Takano Y., Koike K., Takeuchi K., and Einaga H. Decomposition of environmentally persistent trifluoroacetic acid to fluoride ions by a homogeneous photocatalyst in water. Environ. Sci. Technol. 37 (2003) 418-422
8. Hori H., Hayakawa E., Einaga H., Kutsuna S., Koike K., Ibusuki T., Kiatagawa H., and Arakawa R. Decomposition of environmentally persistent perfluorooctanoic acid in water by photochemical approaches. Environ. Sci. Technol. 38 (2004) 6118-6124
9. Hori H., Yamamoto A., Hayakawa E., Taniyasu S., Yamashita N., and Kutsuna S. Efficient decomposition of environmentally persistent perfluorocarboxylic acids by use of persulfate as a photochemical oxidant. Environ. Sci. Technol. 39 (2005) 2383-2388
10. Ikehata K., and El-Din M.G. Degradation of recalcitrant surfactants in wastewater by ozonation and advanced oxidation processes: a review. Ozone: Sci. Eng. 26 (2004) 327-343
11. Key B.D., Howell R.D., and Criddle C.S. Fluorinated organics in the biosphere. Environ. Sci. Technol. 31 (1997) 2445-2454
12. Kleszczynski K., Gardzielewski P., Mulkiewicz E., Stepnowski P., and Skladanowski A. Analysis of structure-cytotoxicity in vitro relationship (SAR) for perfluorinated carboxylic acids. Toxicol. In Vitro 21 (2007) 1206-1211
13. Lair A., Ferronato C., Chovelon J.M., and Herrmann J.M. Naphthalene degradation in water by heterogeneous photocatalysis: an investigation of the influence of inorganic anions. J. Photochem. Photobiol. A: Chem. 193 (2008) 193-203
14. Lau C., Butenhoff J.L., and Rogers J.M. The developmental toxicity of perfluoroalkyl acids and their derivatives. Toxicol. Appl. Pharm. 198 (2004) 231-241
15. Lin, Y.C., Panchangam, S.C., Lo, C.C., 2009. The impact of semiconductor, electronics and optoelectronic industries on downstream perfluorinated chemical contamination in Taiwanese Rivers. Environ. Pollut., doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2008.11.033
16. Maezawa A., Nakadoi H., Suzuki K., Furusawa T., Suzuki Y., and Uchida S. Treatment of dye wastewater by using photo-catalytic oxidation with sonication. Ultrason. Sonochem. 14 (2007) 615-620
17. Mills A., and Morris S. Photomineralisation of 4-chlorophenol sensitised by titanium dioxide: a study of the effect of annealing the photocatalyst at different temperatures. J. Photochem. Photobiol. A: Chem. 71 (1993) 285-289
18. Mills A., Davies R.H., and Worley D. Water purification by semiconductor photocatalysis. Chem. Soc. Rev. 22 (1993) 417-425
19. Moriwaki H., Takagi Y., Tanaka M., Tsuruho K., Okitsu K., and Maeda Y. Sonochemical decomposition of perfluorooctane sulfonate and perfluorooctanoic acid. Environ. Sci. Technol. 39 (2005) 3388-3392
20. 2. Ultrason. Sonochem. 10 (2003) 247-254
21. 2 photocatalyst. Langmuir 15 (1999) 2071-2076
22. Sakata T., Kawai T., and Hashimoto K. Heterogeneous photocatalytic reactions of organic acids and water. New reaction paths besides the photo-Kolbe reaction. J. Phys. Chem. 88 (1984) 2344-2350
23. Schultz M.M., Barofsky D.F., and Field J.A. Fluorinated alkyl surfactants. Environ. Eng. Sci. 20 (2003) 487-501
24. Selli E., Bianchi C.L., Pirola C., and Bertelli M. Degradation of methyl tert-butyl ether in water: effects of the combined use of sonolysis and photocatalysis. Ultrason. Sonochem. 12 (2005) 395-400
25. Serpone N., Martin J., Horikoshi S., and Hidaka H. Photocatalyzed oxidation and mineralization of C1-C5 linear aliphatic acids in UV-irradiated aqueous titania dispersions-kinetics, identification of intermediates and quantum yields. J. Photochem. Photobiol. A: Chem. 169 (2005) 235-251
26. US EPA, 2006. 2010/15 PFOA stewardship program. US Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, USA, .
27. 2 on the photocatalytic degradation of tetrametylammonium. J. Photochem. Photobiol. A: Chem. 160 (2003) 55-60
28. 2. Acta Scientiae Circumstantiae 25 (2005) 611-617
29. Wang Y., Zhang P., Pan G., and Chen H. Ferric ion mediated photochemical decomposition of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) by 254 nm UV light. J. Hazard. Mater. (2008) 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2008.02.105