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JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR CATALYSIS A-CHEMICAL
Volume 213, Issue 2, Pages 225-230Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.molcata.2003.12.006
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photocatalysis; titania; phenol; kinetics; intermediates; mechanism
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Six hydroxylated aromatic compounds, p-benzoquinone and four aliphatic compounds were detected as intermediates of the reaction of phenol photocatalytic oxidation in the presence of illuminated TiO2. The concentration of catechol, hydroquinone and p-benzoquinone was determined quantitatively along with that of phenol in the course of the photoreaction. The reactions of TiO2-photooxidation of phenol and its primary intermediates-dihydroxybenzenes show 1st order behaviour. The use of initial reaction rates for kinetic studies is recommended because of many competitive reactions in illuminated suspensions of titanium dioxide. A possible mechanism of phenol full mineralisation is presented. (C) 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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