Kinetics and mechanism of 17β-estradiol chlorination in a pilot-scale water distribution systems
Cong Li1, Feilong Dong1, John C Crittenden2
1College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310027, China.
Abstract:
The kinetics and mechanisms of 17β-estradiol (E2) chlorination in water distribution systems (WDS) were studied. We examined the impacts of different factors, including pH, temperature, humic acid concentration and type, and flow velocity. The experimental results showed that the rate constants in beaker tests and WDS were described by a pseudo-first-order model. pH had the greatest impact on E2 chlorination in the beaker tests. However, temperature had the greatest impact on E2 chlorination in WDS. Mechanistic analysis of E2 chlorination showed that chlorine attacked E2 in three stages: 1) halogenation of the aromatic ring, 2) cleavage of the benzene moiety and chlorine or bromine substitution formation, and 3) formation of trihalomethanes (THMs) and halogenated acetic acids (HAAs) from phenolic intermediates through benzene ring opening with chlorine and/or bromine substitution of hydrogen on the carbon atoms. In the third stage, the concentrations of THMs and HAAs increased rapidly.
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