期刊
ACS ES&T WATER
卷 1, 期 12, 页码 2523-2530出版社
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acsestwater.1c00281
关键词
halogenation; chlorination; bromination; birnessite; guaiacol
资金
- UArizona Research, Innovation Impact
- SMART Scholarship - USD/R&E (The Under Secretary of Defense-Research and Engineering)
- National Defense Education Program (NDEP)/BA-1, Basic Research
- Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) [200882/2017-1]
This study reveals that the commonly occurring manganese(IV) secondary mineral birnessite can catalyze the chlorination of guaiacol, a natural organic compound found in lignocellulose. The formation of chloroguaiacols is dependent on the concentration of chloride, and oxygen is not required for the MnO2-mediated chlorination process. This mechanism can explain the detection of organochlorines in forest soils, where manganese accumulation during the decomposition of wood and leaf litter occurs.
Organochlorines are important environmental contaminants that impact ecosystems, public health, and global warming. Organochlorines are generally regarded as anthropogenic compounds, but they also have natural sources. Here, we report that the commonly occurring manganese(IV) secondary mineral birnessite (6-MnO2) was found to chlorinate guaiacol (2-methoxyphenol), a moiety in lignocellulose and hence plant-derived natural organic matter (NOM). Environmentally relevant concentrations of birnessite and chloride were incubated together with guaiacol for 18 min at pH 4.0, resulting in the formation of up to 118 mu g L-1 of chloroguaiacols. The extent of chlorination was dependent on the chloride concentration. Conducting these reactions under anoxic conditions had little effect on chloroguaiacol formation, suggesting that oxygen is not required in the MnO2-mediated chlorination of guaiacol. This study demonstrates that ubiquitous MnO2 catalyzes the formation of chlorinated NOM, revealing a globally important source of natural organochlorines that has previously been overlooked. The MnO2-mediated mechanism can account for the previous detection of organochlorines in forest soils, where accumulation of manganese is known to occur during the decomposition of wood and leaf litter.
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