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Solar-light-activated periodate for degradation and detoxification of highly toxic 6PPD-quinone at environmental levels
Summary
Researchers developed a solar-light-activated periodate (IO4−) system capable of degrading the highly toxic tire additive byproduct 6PPD-quinone to below detection limits within 30 minutes at environmentally relevant concentrations, identifying iodate radicals as the primary reactive species and cation radical intermediates as the key mechanistic step.
Degradation and detoxication of highly toxic 6PPD-quinone remain great challenges due to its stable structure. Here we establish a solar-light-driven IO4− activation system for efficient degradation of 6PPD-quinone at environmental concentration levels (10–100 μg l−1), with residual concentration below 5.7 ng l−1 (detection limit) within 30 min. IO3• was determined as the primary reactive species after IO4− activation for cleavage of the highly toxic quinone structure. Single electron transfer is the most favourable route for IO3• attacking, in which single electrons achieve self-driven transfer from 6PPD-quinone to IO3• due to the maintenance of spatial inversion symmetry generated by dipole moments. Femtosecond transient absorption spectra confirmed the formation of 6PPD-quinone cationic radical (6PPD-quinone•+), which was the key reaction intermediate. This study proposes a promising technology for degradation and detoxification of highly toxic 6PPD-quinone in water and brings deep insight into the reaction mechanism within IO4− activation systems. There is a pressing need to develop effective treatment technologies for 6PPD-quinone, a newly discovered micropollutant, given its prevalent presence in water. The proposed advanced oxidation of IO4− activation under solar light irradiation achieves efficient degradation of 6PPD-quinone at environmental concentration levels.