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| Affiliation: | [1] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Quim Sao Carlos, BR-13560970 Sao Carlos, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 1
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society; v. 22, n. 3, p. 540-545, 2011. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 8 |
| Abstract | |
Polyethyleneglycol (PEG) was photooxidized in a photo-Fenton system and results compared with the dark reaction. The products were analysed using GPC and HPLC. In the absence of light, PEG samples needed 490 min to reduce their <img src="/img/revistas/jbchs/v22n3/a18Mlinha.jpg" align=absmiddle>w by 50%, whereas under UV irradiation, only 10 min were necessary. The exponential decay of <img src="/img/revistas/jbchs/v22n3/a18Mlinha.jpg" align=absmiddle>w with a concomitant increase in polydispersity and number of average chain scission, characterized a random chain scission mechanism. The degradation products of PEG in both systems showed the presence of lower molecular weight products, including smaller ethyleneglycols and formic acid. The mechanism involves consecutive processes, were the larger ethyleneglycols give rise, successively, to smaller ones. This suggests that the mechanism involves successive scissions of the polymer chain. Irradiated samples decomposed faster than those kept in the dark This study proves that the foto-Fenton method associated with UV-light is a good reactant for PEG photodegradation. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 07/08515-9 - Photoinitiated polymerization: elemental reactions and overall |
| Grantee: | MIGUEL GUILLERMO NEUMANN |
| Support Opportunities: | Regular Research Grants |