Highly efficient photodegradation of the pesticide metolcarb induced by Fe complexes |
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Authors: | Salah Rafqah Gilles Mailhot Mohamed Sarakha |
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Institution: | (1) Laboratoire de Photochimie Moléculaire et Macromoléculaire, Université Blaise Pascal, UMR CNRS 6505, Aubière Cedex, France |
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Abstract: | Here we show the efficient photoinduced degradation of the pesticide metolcarb, in less than 400 min, using iron(III) aquacomplexes and 365 nm light. The degradation is mainly due to the formation of hydroxyl radical. It was complete when molecular oxygen was present. The analytical study gives evidence for the primary formation of several byproducts formed from 1) the scission of the O–C bond, 2) the hydroxylation of the aromatic moiety and 3) the attack of the two methyl groups. Under prolonged irradiation and in aerated solutions, efficient mineralization was evidenced by the study of total organic carbon evolution as a function of irradiation time. |
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Keywords: | Metolcarb Hydroxyl radical Iron(III) Carbamate Photocatalysis |
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