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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-6-9
pubmed:abstractText
The generation of hydroxyl (OH) radicals was investigated during ultrasonic irradiation and in the presence of TiO(2). The effect of TiO(2) on an ultrasonic system's oxidation power was evaluated by examining the oxidation of salicylic acid. The generation of the salicylic acid derivatives, 2,3-dihydroxybenzoic acid (DHBA) and 2,5-DHBA, was measured by high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with electrochemical detection under different experimental conditions. The presence of TiO(2) enhanced the generation of DHBA during ultrasonic irradiation, thus indicating a higher oxidation power in the ultrasonic system. Al(2)O(3) also increased the generation of DHBA during irradiation; however, the effect of TiO(2) was found to be higher than that of Al(2)O(3). The addition of OH radical scavengers such as dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO), methanol and mannitol significantly suppressed the production of DHBA, and DMSO was found to have the highest suppressive effect among all scavengers. The effects of dissolved gases on the generation of OH radicals were further studied, and their power was found to be in the order Xe > Ar > O(2) > N(2). The degassing of the irradiation solution completely suppressed the generation of OH radicals. These results indicate that the presence of TiO(2) accelerates the generation of OH radicals during ultrasonic irradiation, and that the process may be mediated through the induction of cavitation bubbles in irradiating solutions.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1350-4177
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
15
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
988-94
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Sonocatalytic facilitation of hydroxyl radical generation in the presence of TiO2.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Biological Measurement and Applications, Institute of Nature and Environmental Technology, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan. nshimizu@kanzawa-u.ac.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't