Degradation of Bisphenol A in an Aqueous Solution by a Photo-Fenton-Like Process Using a UV KrCl Excilamp

Denis Aseev, Agniya Batoeva, Marina Sizykh, Daniil Olennikov and Galina Matafonova
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Denis Aseev: Baikal Institute of Nature Management of Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, 6, Sakhyanovoy St., 670047 Ulan-Ude, Russia
Agniya Batoeva: Baikal Institute of Nature Management of Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, 6, Sakhyanovoy St., 670047 Ulan-Ude, Russia
Marina Sizykh: Baikal Institute of Nature Management of Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, 6, Sakhyanovoy St., 670047 Ulan-Ude, Russia
Daniil Olennikov: Institute of General and Experimental Biology of Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, 6, Sakhyanovoy St., 670047 Ulan-Ude, Russia
Galina Matafonova: Baikal Institute of Nature Management of Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, 6, Sakhyanovoy St., 670047 Ulan-Ude, Russia

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 3, 1-11

Abstract: Bisphenol A (BPA), a precursor to important plastics, is regarded as a common aquatic micropollutant with endocrine-disrupting activity. In the present study, we explored the capability of a UV KrCl excilamp (222 nm) to degrade BPA by a photo-Fenton-like process using persulfate under flow-through conditions. The first-order rate constants of degradation were obtained and the mineralization of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) was estimated. The results showed complete BPA degradation and high DOC mineralization (70–97%). A comparative analysis of degradation rates and DOC removal in the examined systems (UV, Fe 2+ /S 2 O 8 2− , UV/S 2 O 8 2− and UV/Fe 2+ /S 2 O 8 2− ) revealed a significant synergistic effect in the photo-Fenton-like system (UV/Fe 2+ /S 2 O 8 2− ) without the accumulation of toxic intermediates. This indicated that the BPA was oxidized via the conjugated radical chain mechanism, which was based on the photo-induced and catalytic processes involving HO • and SO 4 −• radicals. The primary intermediates of BPA degradation in the UV/Fe 2+ /S 2 O 8 2− system were identified by HPLC/MS and the oxidation pathway was proposed. The high performance of the photo-Fenton-like process employing a quasi-monochromatic UV radiation of a KrCl excilamp offers promising potential for an efficient removal of such micropollutants from aqueous media.

Keywords: Bisphenol A; degradation; UV excilamp; persulfate; hydroxyl radicals; sulfate anion radicals (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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