Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6664228 | Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering | 2017 | 19 Pages |
Abstract
12-Deoxy-13,16-dioxy phorbol esters (PEs) are bio-active and highly toxic compounds that can be found in the seed oil of the Jatropha curcas Linnaeus (JCL) plant. In this report, the photodegradation behaviors of PEs and an isolated J2 component were examined under UV/Vis 254-575nm irradiation (power 0.4-120Â W/m2) and natural sunlight (maximum power of 800-1100Â W/m2) in aqueous solution. The J2 was selectively degraded when it was irradiated with UV254-280nm. The photodegradation of the PEs occurred with first order kinetics, and the rate constants of J2 and PEs under UV254nm irradiation were 1.78Â ÃÂ 10â2 and 2.41Â ÃÂ 10â3Â sâ1, respectively. The rate constant of the PEs under natural sunlight was 1.37Â ÃÂ 10â3Â sâ1. Characterization by high performance liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry revealed that the degradation process was preceded by the isomerization of the conjugated unsaturated diester group of the PEs, followed by disruption of the phorbol skeleton. These results indicate that PEs can be selectively degraded in aqueous solution by UV254-280nm and/or Vis545-575nm irradiation. The aqueous waste streams contaminated with PEs that are generated during biodiesel production could therefore be detoxified by degradation under UV254nm light and natural sunlight.
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Authors
Santi Kongmany, Hoa Thi Truong, Le Thi Ngoc Hanh, Hiroto Matsuura, Masakazu Furuta, Shuichi Okuda, Kiyoshi Imamura, Yasuaki Maeda,