TiO 2-photocatalytic reduction of pentavalent and trivalent arsenic: Production of elemental arsenic and arsine

Heterogeneous photocatalytic reduction of As(V) and As(III) at different concentrations over TiO 2 under UV light in deoxygenated aqueous suspensions is described. For the first time, As(0) was unambiguously identified together with arsine (AsH3) as reaction products. As(V) reduction requires the pr...

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Autores principales: Levy, Ivana Karina, Litter, Marta Irene
Publicado: 2012
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spelling paper:paper_0013936X_v46_n4_p2299_Levy2023-06-08T14:36:31Z TiO 2-photocatalytic reduction of pentavalent and trivalent arsenic: Production of elemental arsenic and arsine Levy, Ivana Karina Litter, Marta Irene Aqueous suspensions Conduction band electrons Direct Reduction Electron donors Hydroxyl radicals Methanol Oxidation Photocatalytic process Photocatalytic reduction TiO Arsenic Methanol Suspensions (fluids) Titanium dioxide Water treatment arsenic arsine hydroxyl radical methanol titanium dioxide aqueous solution arsenic catalysis concentration (composition) electron hydroxyl radical methanol oxidation photodegradation pollutant removal reduction titanium water treatment aqueous solution article concentration (parameters) electron photocatalysis reduction solid ultraviolet radiation X ray absorption spectroscopy Arsenic Arsenicals Catalysis Oxidation-Reduction Photochemical Processes Titanium Ultraviolet Rays Water Pollutants, Chemical Heterogeneous photocatalytic reduction of As(V) and As(III) at different concentrations over TiO 2 under UV light in deoxygenated aqueous suspensions is described. For the first time, As(0) was unambiguously identified together with arsine (AsH3) as reaction products. As(V) reduction requires the presence of an electron donor (methanol in the present case) and takes place through the hydroxymethyl radical formed from methanol oxidation by holes or hydroxyl radicals. On the contrary, As(III) reduction takes place through direct reduction by the TiO 2-conduction band electrons. Detailed mechanisms for the photocatalytic processes are proposed. Although reduction to solid As(0) is convenient for purposes of As removal from water as a deposit on TiO 2, attention must be paid to formation of AsH 3, one of the most toxic forms of As, and strategies for AsH3 treatment should be considered. © 2012 American Chemical Society. Fil:Levy, I.K. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Litter, M.I. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. 2012 https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_0013936X_v46_n4_p2299_Levy http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_0013936X_v46_n4_p2299_Levy
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topic Aqueous suspensions
Conduction band electrons
Direct Reduction
Electron donors
Hydroxyl radicals
Methanol Oxidation
Photocatalytic process
Photocatalytic reduction
TiO
Arsenic
Methanol
Suspensions (fluids)
Titanium dioxide
Water treatment
arsenic
arsine
hydroxyl radical
methanol
titanium dioxide
aqueous solution
arsenic
catalysis
concentration (composition)
electron
hydroxyl radical
methanol
oxidation
photodegradation
pollutant removal
reduction
titanium
water treatment
aqueous solution
article
concentration (parameters)
electron
photocatalysis
reduction
solid
ultraviolet radiation
X ray absorption spectroscopy
Arsenic
Arsenicals
Catalysis
Oxidation-Reduction
Photochemical Processes
Titanium
Ultraviolet Rays
Water Pollutants, Chemical
spellingShingle Aqueous suspensions
Conduction band electrons
Direct Reduction
Electron donors
Hydroxyl radicals
Methanol Oxidation
Photocatalytic process
Photocatalytic reduction
TiO
Arsenic
Methanol
Suspensions (fluids)
Titanium dioxide
Water treatment
arsenic
arsine
hydroxyl radical
methanol
titanium dioxide
aqueous solution
arsenic
catalysis
concentration (composition)
electron
hydroxyl radical
methanol
oxidation
photodegradation
pollutant removal
reduction
titanium
water treatment
aqueous solution
article
concentration (parameters)
electron
photocatalysis
reduction
solid
ultraviolet radiation
X ray absorption spectroscopy
Arsenic
Arsenicals
Catalysis
Oxidation-Reduction
Photochemical Processes
Titanium
Ultraviolet Rays
Water Pollutants, Chemical
Levy, Ivana Karina
Litter, Marta Irene
TiO 2-photocatalytic reduction of pentavalent and trivalent arsenic: Production of elemental arsenic and arsine
topic_facet Aqueous suspensions
Conduction band electrons
Direct Reduction
Electron donors
Hydroxyl radicals
Methanol Oxidation
Photocatalytic process
Photocatalytic reduction
TiO
Arsenic
Methanol
Suspensions (fluids)
Titanium dioxide
Water treatment
arsenic
arsine
hydroxyl radical
methanol
titanium dioxide
aqueous solution
arsenic
catalysis
concentration (composition)
electron
hydroxyl radical
methanol
oxidation
photodegradation
pollutant removal
reduction
titanium
water treatment
aqueous solution
article
concentration (parameters)
electron
photocatalysis
reduction
solid
ultraviolet radiation
X ray absorption spectroscopy
Arsenic
Arsenicals
Catalysis
Oxidation-Reduction
Photochemical Processes
Titanium
Ultraviolet Rays
Water Pollutants, Chemical
description Heterogeneous photocatalytic reduction of As(V) and As(III) at different concentrations over TiO 2 under UV light in deoxygenated aqueous suspensions is described. For the first time, As(0) was unambiguously identified together with arsine (AsH3) as reaction products. As(V) reduction requires the presence of an electron donor (methanol in the present case) and takes place through the hydroxymethyl radical formed from methanol oxidation by holes or hydroxyl radicals. On the contrary, As(III) reduction takes place through direct reduction by the TiO 2-conduction band electrons. Detailed mechanisms for the photocatalytic processes are proposed. Although reduction to solid As(0) is convenient for purposes of As removal from water as a deposit on TiO 2, attention must be paid to formation of AsH 3, one of the most toxic forms of As, and strategies for AsH3 treatment should be considered. © 2012 American Chemical Society.
author Levy, Ivana Karina
Litter, Marta Irene
author_facet Levy, Ivana Karina
Litter, Marta Irene
author_sort Levy, Ivana Karina
title TiO 2-photocatalytic reduction of pentavalent and trivalent arsenic: Production of elemental arsenic and arsine
title_short TiO 2-photocatalytic reduction of pentavalent and trivalent arsenic: Production of elemental arsenic and arsine
title_full TiO 2-photocatalytic reduction of pentavalent and trivalent arsenic: Production of elemental arsenic and arsine
title_fullStr TiO 2-photocatalytic reduction of pentavalent and trivalent arsenic: Production of elemental arsenic and arsine
title_full_unstemmed TiO 2-photocatalytic reduction of pentavalent and trivalent arsenic: Production of elemental arsenic and arsine
title_sort tio 2-photocatalytic reduction of pentavalent and trivalent arsenic: production of elemental arsenic and arsine
publishDate 2012
url https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_0013936X_v46_n4_p2299_Levy
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_0013936X_v46_n4_p2299_Levy
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