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Photodegradation of bisphenol a induced by metal ions in aqueous solution in the presence of ascorbic acid

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The photodegradation of bisphenol A (BPA) in aqueous solution containing metal ions and ascorbic acid (AsA) was investigated. After strong irradiation, the aqueous solution containing AsA and Cu2+ could produce hydroxyl radicals that induced the photodegradation of BPA. The photodegradation efficiency of BPA in the solution containing 70 μmol·L−1 Cu2+ and 15 mg·L−1 AsA reached 59% at pH 6.0 after 4 hours irradiation with high pressure mercury lamp. The photodegradation efficiency of BPA reached 10% after 4 hours irradiation with daylight lamp in the presence of 70 μmol·L−1 Cu2+ and 15 mg·L−1 ascorbic acid. BPA was not degraded in the aqueous solution only containing AsA or Cu2+. The BPA photodegradation in aqueous solution containing AsA and Fe3+ was weaker than in aqueous solution that containing AsA and Cu2+ at the same concentration. This work showed a new route of the BPA photodegradation in aqueous environment.

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Foundation item: Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (20177017, 20477031)

Biography: PENG Zhang’e (1970–), female, Ph. D. candidate, research direction: aquatic environmental chemistry.

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Peng, Z., Zhang, X., Yang, L. et al. Photodegradation of bisphenol a induced by metal ions in aqueous solution in the presence of ascorbic acid. Wuhan Univ. J. Nat. Sci. 13, 107–112 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11859-008-0121-5

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