Oxidation Reaction of Fluorene on a Solid Substrate by a Negative Corona Discharge [1]

Autor: Jean-Jacques Aaron, Johann Pinart, Teresa Goncalves, Didier Tessier
Rok vydání: 1999
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Zdroj: Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds. 13:127-138
ISSN: 1563-5333
1040-6638
DOI: 10.1080/10406639908020558
Popis: The treatment of fluorene, a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) adsorbed on filter paper by a corona discharge (9–14kV) applied during 15–150 min in a controlled humid atmosphere leads to the progressive formation of an oxidation product, fluorenone. A kinetic study of the fluorene oxidation shows that this reaction follows an apparent first order relationship, with a half-lifetime of 2330s for a 60 μA discharge current intensity. The important role of the “electrical wind” (speed: about 10 m/s) in the kinetic phenomena occurring under the corona discharge is discussed. The effects of the discharge current intensity (30–90 μA) and deposited fluorene amount (50 nmol–5 μmol) on the efficiency of fluorenone recovery are investigated. The corona discharge method looks promising for reducing the PAH impact in the environment.
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