Photoreductive defluorination of trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) in the aqueous phase by hydrated electrons
Abstract
Due to its extremely high stability and continuous accumulation in the environment, which lead to a widespread environmental distribution, trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) is a global concern in ecosystems. In this study, TFA was decomposed through photoreduction by hydrated electrons (e_(aq)⁻) with potassium iodide (KI) as a mediator in the aqueous phase. The reaction proceeded under irradiation at 254 nm in a solution with the following parameters: pH 11.0, anoxic conditions and room temperature (25℃). In 48 h, 91.4% ± 1.1% of the fluoride ions (F⁻) on all the TFA molecules in the UV/KI system were released, indicating the effective defluorination of TFA. Kinetic analysis indicated that TFA decomposition fit the first-order model with a rate constant of 0.147 ± 0.014 h⁻¹. The optimal reaction conditions were 0.2 mM KI, 0.05 mM TFA and pH 11.0. In addition to fluoride ions (F⁻) and CO₂, other intermediates, including formic acid (HCOO⁻) and acetic acid (CH₃COO⁻), were identified and quantified in the aqueous phase by Ion chromatography (IC), and small amounts of gas-phase CF₃H and CF₄ were detected by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC/MS). Finally, possible TFA degradation pathways were proposed. This method may be effective for the treatment of TFA in aquatic environments.
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© 2021 Elsevier. Received 8 May 2021, Revised 26 September 2021, Accepted 27 September 2021, Available online 30 September 2021. This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Project No. 21976135, No.22078249). The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.Attached Files
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China
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