Institution: | 1 Institut für Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie der Technischen Universität Braunschweig, Hans-Sommer-Str. 10, D-38106, Braunschweig, Germany 2 Institut für Solarenergieforschung GmbH, Sokelantstr. 5, D-30165, Hannover, Germany |
Abstract: | The photocatalytic degradation of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene and ten other nitroaromatic compounds in aerated TiO2 suspensions has been studied. The following order of reactivity was observed: nitrotoluenes > nitrobenzene > dinitrotoluenes . dinitrobenzenes > 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene > 1,3,5-trinitrobenzene, which reflects the known influence of nitro groups towards the attack of electrophilic reagents on the aromatic molecule. |