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Photochemical Degradation of Polybrominated Diphenylether BDE209 Under Ultraviolet Irradiation

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International Congress on Energy Efficiency and Energy Related Materials (ENEFM2013)

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The photodegradation of decabromodiphenylether (BDE209) in Tetrahydrofuran was investigated under UV light, employing a xenon source with 150 W. The degradation reactions obey a first-order rate law. The photolytic chemical reduction of BDE209 in THF under UV irradiation can rapidly degrade BDE209 to form lower bromine substituted diphenylethers. The reductive debromination mechanism of the photolytic degradation of BDE209 can facilitate the design of remediation processes and help to predict their fate in the environment.

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  1. Laboratoire de synthèse et caractérisation des oxydes, Université des Sciences et de la Technologie d’Oran «USTO», BP 1505, El-Mnaouer, 31000, Oran, Algeria

    Nadjia Laouedj & Ahmed Bekka

  2. Laboratoire physico-chimie des matériaux-catalyse et environnement, Université des Sciences et de la Technologie d’Oran «USTO», BP 1505, El M’naouer, 31000, Oran, Algeria

    Zohra Bouberka

  3. Unité Matériaux et Transformations—UMET (UMR CNRS N°8207), Bâtiment C6, Université Lille 1—Sciences et Technologies, 59655, Villeneuve d’Ascq Cedex, France

    Yassine Agguine, Abdelouahab Nadim & Ulrich Maschke

  4. Laboratoire de Chimie Bioorganique et Macromoléculaire (LCBM), Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Université Cadi Ayyad, Guéliz, Marrakech, Morocco

    Said Eddarir

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Agguine, Y. et al. (2014). Photochemical Degradation of Polybrominated Diphenylether BDE209 Under Ultraviolet Irradiation. In: Oral, A., Bahsi, Z., Ozer, M. (eds) International Congress on Energy Efficiency and Energy Related Materials (ENEFM2013). Springer Proceedings in Physics, vol 155. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-05521-3_39

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