The degradation of a mixture of 18 different polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) has been studied in acetonitrile solution by using gamma-radiation at radiation doses of 100, 200 and 300 kGy. The mixture of radiolyzed PAHs was analyzed by liquid chromatography (HPLC) using a diode array detector. Radiolysis at 100 kGy total dose is already sufficient to cause the complete disappearance of all PAHs with the exception of fluorene and crysene which still survive in small amounts. They are known to be among the most radiation-resistant PAHs and can be completely eliminated from the radiolyzed solution by a treatment with ozone. Alternatively higher radiation dose (200 kGy) is needed to eliminate fluorene and crysene completely from the acetonitrile solution. PAHs can be degraded completely with an excess of ozone but the distribution of products is of course different from that obtained by radiolysis and radiolysis followed by ozonolysis.
Gamma-radiolysis and ozonolysis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in solution
Y Keheyan
2006
Abstract
The degradation of a mixture of 18 different polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) has been studied in acetonitrile solution by using gamma-radiation at radiation doses of 100, 200 and 300 kGy. The mixture of radiolyzed PAHs was analyzed by liquid chromatography (HPLC) using a diode array detector. Radiolysis at 100 kGy total dose is already sufficient to cause the complete disappearance of all PAHs with the exception of fluorene and crysene which still survive in small amounts. They are known to be among the most radiation-resistant PAHs and can be completely eliminated from the radiolyzed solution by a treatment with ozone. Alternatively higher radiation dose (200 kGy) is needed to eliminate fluorene and crysene completely from the acetonitrile solution. PAHs can be degraded completely with an excess of ozone but the distribution of products is of course different from that obtained by radiolysis and radiolysis followed by ozonolysis.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
