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Photodecomposition Characteristics of Tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) by Ultraviolet (UV-A) Irradiation

Ultraviolet-A (UV-A) 조사에 의한 Tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA)의 광분해 반응 특성

  • Jang, Seok-Won (Department of Environmental Engineering and Biotechnology, Mokpo National Maritime University) ;
  • Han, Sang-Kuk (Department of Environmental Engineering and Biotechnology, Mokpo National Maritime University)
  • 장석원 (목포해양대학교 환경.생명공학과) ;
  • 한상국 (목포해양대학교 환경.생명공학과)
  • Received : 2012.10.09
  • Accepted : 2013.02.13
  • Published : 2013.03.30
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Abstract

Of all the brominated flame retardants (BFRs), TBBPA has the largest production volume (50% of the BFRs in current use). It is interest to investigate how they may degrade, because of it can pose an environmental hazard. By using UV-A (${\lambda}=352nm$ ), we have found that the UV-A irradiation increased the photodecomposition reaction rate of TBBPA in an intensity-dependent manner. We also observed 2,6-dibromo-p-benzosemiquinone radical ($a_{2H}=2.36G$, g = 2.0056) generated from TBBPA by reaction with singlet oxygen ($^1O_2$). On the other hand, when an aqueous preparation of HA was irradiated in the presence of TBBPA, the typical spectrum of semiquinone radical was detected by electron spin resonance (ESR). And then, we have found that the photodecomposition rate of TBBPA is decreased in depend on HA concentration. Radical formation and the reactive rate of TBBPA were inhibited by sodium azide used as a singlet oxygen quencher. Therefore we report that a similar $^1O_2$-induced oxidation can be initiate in aqueous solutions of TBBPA dissolved in humic acid (HA) by the UV-A irradiation (${\lambda}=352nm$). From these results, we suggest that the reaction rate of HA with $^1O_2$ is faster than that of TBBPA with $^1O_2$.

모든 브롬화난연제 중 가장 많이 사용되고 있는 것은 TBBPA이다(상용화되고 있는 브롬화난연제물질 중 50%를 차지). TBBPA는 환경 중에서 유해하기 때문에 환경 중에서의 그들의 분해반응기전에 대한 연구가 흥미롭다. 본 연구에서는 UV-A (${\lambda}=352nm$) 조사에 의한 TBBPA의 광분해반응속도가 조사세기 의존적으로 증가하였다. 또한 TBBPA의 광분해반응에 의해서 2,6-dibromo-p-benzosemiquinone radical ($a_{2H}=2.36G$, g = 2.0056)이 생성되고 그 생성반응에 singlet oxygen ($^1O_2$)이 주요 반응 인자로서 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 한편, HA와 TBBPA의 혼합용액을 광조사하면 semiquinone radical의 전형적인 ESR 스펙트럼이 생성되었다. 그리고 HA는 TBBPA의 광분해반응속도를 농도의존적으로 감소시키는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 라디칼 생성과 광분해반응속도는 singlet oxygen ($^1O_2$) 소거제인 sodium azide를 주입하면 감소되었다. 이러한 결과로부터, UV-A 조사에 의한 HA와 $^1O_2$의 반응속도는 TBBPA와 $^1O_2$의 것보다 더 빠르다는 것을 제시한다.

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