Issue 9, 2020

Reaction of chlorine dioxide with organic matter – formation of inorganic products

Abstract

Chlorine dioxide (ClO2) is used for disinfection of water and pollutant control. Recently it was shown that free available chlorine (FAC) is formed during the oxidation of organic compounds with ClO2. To investigate the moieties in natural organic matter (NOM) responsible for the FAC formation, reactions of ClO2 with phenols and olefins were investigated. Thereby primary yields of the inorganic by-products chlorite, chloride, FAC, and chlorate were determined and compared with Suwannee River natural organic matter (SRNOM). The reaction of ClO2 with the studied model compounds (vanillin, hydroquinone, indigotrisulfonate, and dimedone) revealed very different inorganic by-products. The main inorganic by-product of all investigated compounds was chlorite (>50% per consumed ClO2). Besides chlorite, vanillin formed 35% chloride and 4% chlorate, indigotrisulfonate 25% chloride, 7% FAC and 3% chlorate and dimedone 50% chloride and 4% chlorate. Hydroquinone formed exclusively chlorite (90%). Yields of FAC formed by ClO2 oxidation of SRNOM were significant (22%), which principally could result in halogenated organic by-products. Additionally, chlorite (63%), chloride (8%) and chlorate (5%) were formed. The yield of FAC decreased significantly after pre-ozonation, which can be explained by ozone induced formation of poly-hydroxylated aromatic compounds, which may mainly form chlorite in analogy to hydroquinone.

Graphical abstract: Reaction of chlorine dioxide with organic matter – formation of inorganic products

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
28 Apr 2020
Accepted
07 Jul 2020
First published
22 Jul 2020

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2020,6, 2597-2606

Reaction of chlorine dioxide with organic matter – formation of inorganic products

K. Hupperich, X. A. M. Mutke, M. S. Abdighahroudi, M. Jütte, T. C. Schmidt and H. V. Lutze, Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2020, 6, 2597 DOI: 10.1039/D0EW00408A

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