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Photodegradation of 17β-estradiol on Silica Gel and Natural Soil by UV Treatment

Photodegradation of 17β-estradiol on Silica Gel and Natural Soil by UV Treatment

Siyuan Wang, Xinghao Wang, Chenguang Li, Xinxin Xu, Zhongbo Wei, Zunyao Wang, Ruijuan Qu

Environ Pollut. 2018 Nov;242(Pt B):1236-1244.

PMID: 30118911

Abstract:

This paper evaluates the UV photodegradation of 17β-estradiol (E2) on silica gel and in natural soil with different soil components. Silica gel was chosen as a stable and pure support to simulate the photochemical behavior of E2 on the surface of natural soil. Ultraviolet light, rather than visible light, was confirmed to play a decisive role in the photodegradation of E2 on silica gel. The effect of three soil components, including humic acid (HA), inorganic salts, and relative humidity (RH), on the photochemical behavior of E2 on silica gel or soil under UV irradiation was then evaluated. Two HA concentrations (10 and 20 mg g-1) and three salts (ferric sulfate, copper sulfate and sodium carbonate) were observed to obviously inhibit the degradation of E2 on silica gel. Interestingly, nitrate was found to obviously improve the removal efficiency of E2. Both too-dry and too-wet conditions obviously reduced the removal rate of E2, and the optimum relative humidity (RH) value was found to be approximately about 35% (30 °C). Furthermore, twenty intermediate products and two major pathways were proposed to describe the transformation processes of E2 treated by UV irradiation, among which oligomers were found to be the major intermediate products before complete mineralization. The efficient UV removal of E2 on silica gel and natural soil suggested a feasible strategy to remediate E2 contaminated soil.

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Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP112926008	Silica gel		112926-00-8	Price

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