Photocatalytic degradation mechanisms of dimethyl phthalate esters by MWCNTs-anatase TiO2 nanocomposites using the UHPLC/Orbitrap/MS technique
Dimethyl phthalate esters (DMPEs) have been identified as endocrine disrupting plastisizers and emerging contaminants which can be released readily upon exposure to the environment. In this study, MWCNTs/TiO2 nanocomposites, which possess the potential application for the photocatalytic degradation...
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Elsevier BV
2020
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/87157/ https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0921883119304194 |
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| Institution: | Universiti Putra Malaysia |
| Summary: | Dimethyl phthalate esters (DMPEs) have been identified as endocrine disrupting plastisizers and emerging contaminants which can be released readily upon exposure to the environment. In this study, MWCNTs/TiO2 nanocomposites, which possess the potential application for the photocatalytic degradation of DMPEs under UV irradiation, were prepared via simple one-pot sol-gel reaction using titanium isopropoxide (TTIP) as titania precursor and multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs). The MWCNTs/TiO2 nanocomposites was calcined in air for 2 h at the temperatures ranging from 350 to 750 °C. As a result, the MWCNTs/TiO2 nanocomposites synthesized at calcination temperature of 450 °C demonstrated the highest photodegradation efficiency of 97% after 180 min UV irradiation and its degraded products were evaluated using the ultra high performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC) coupled with a high resolution (HR) Orbitrap mass spectrometry (MS). A primary degradation mechanism was proposed and it was noteworthy that some new intermediates were discovered and reported. This work has developed a simple method for qualitative determination of DMPEs based on HPLC with UV detection. |
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