Article: Role of Ferryl Ion Intermediates in Fast Fenton Chemistry on Aqueous Microdroplets
Environmental science & technology. 2021 July 02, v. 55, no. 21
2021
Abstract: In the aqueous environment, Feᴵᴵ ions enhance the oxidative potential of ozone and hydrogen peroxide by generating the reactive oxoiron species (ferryl ion, FeᴵⱽO²⁺) and hydroxyl radical (·OH) via Fenton chemistry. Herein, we investigate factors that ... ...
Abstract | In the aqueous environment, Feᴵᴵ ions enhance the oxidative potential of ozone and hydrogen peroxide by generating the reactive oxoiron species (ferryl ion, FeᴵⱽO²⁺) and hydroxyl radical (·OH) via Fenton chemistry. Herein, we investigate factors that control the pathways of these reactive intermediates in the oxidation of dimethyl sulfoxide (Me₂SO) in Feᴵᴵ solutions reacting with O₃ in both bulk-phase water and on the surfaces of aqueous microdroplets. Electrospray ionization mass spectrometry is used to quantify the formation of dimethyl sulfone (Me₂SO₂, from FeᴵⱽO²⁺ + Me₂SO) and methanesulfonate (MeSO₃–, from ·OH + Me₂SO) over a wide range of Feᴵᴵ and O₃ concentrations and pH. In addition, the role of environmentally relevant organic ligands on the reaction kinetics was also explored. The experimental results show that Fenton chemistry proceeds at a rate ∼10⁴ times faster on microdroplets than that in bulk-phase water. Since the production of MeSO₃– is initiated by ·OH radicals at diffusion-controlled rates, experimental ratios of Me₂SO₂/MeSO₃– > 10² suggest that FeᴵⱽO²⁺ is the dominant intermediate under all conditions. Me₂SO₂ yields in the presence of ligands, L, vary as volcano-plot functions of E⁰(LFeᴵⱽO²⁺+ O₂/LFe²⁺ + O₃) reduction potentials calculated by DFT with a maximum achieved in the case of L≡oxalate. Our findings underscore the key role of ferryl FeᴵⱽO²⁺ intermediates in Fenton chemistry taking place on aqueous microdroplets. |
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Keywords | dimethyl sulfoxide ; electrospray ionization mass spectrometry ; environmental science ; hydrogen peroxide ; hydroxyl radicals ; ligands ; oxidation ; ozone ; pH ; reaction kinetics ; technology |
Language | English |
Dates of publication | 2021-0702 |
Size | p. 14370-14377. |
Publishing place | American Chemical Society |
Document type | Article |
ISSN | 1520-5851 |
DOI | 10.1021/acs.est.1c01962 |
Database | NAL-Catalogue (AGRICOLA) |
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