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Published on: August 5, 2016
Fluorescence analysis of polyaromatic hydrocarbon photodegradation in the presence of polypropylene microfibers
O N Tchaikovskaya1, V S Kraukhina1, V R Artjyshin1
1Department of Physics, Tomsk State University, 36 Avenue Lenine, Tomsk, Russia.
Abstract:
In this study, degradation of naphthalene and anthracene in water using ultraviolet (UV) light in the presence of polypropylene microfibers (PPM) modified with TiO2 was investigated using fluorescence analysis. KrCl (λrad = 222 nm) and XeCl (λrad = 308 nm) excilamps were used in a photoreactor. Phototransformation was studied for compounds in the presence of PPMs modified with TiO2 particles. The results indicated that the toxicants concentration was reduced by two orders of magnitude in the presence of PPMs. This reduction was due to effective adsorption of naphthalene and anthracene from water onto the surface of the PPMs. Exposure to the toxicant-water-PPM system to UV light led to the formation of fluorescent photoproducts.
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