Oxidation of steroid estrogens by peroxymonosulfate (PMS) and effect of bromide and chloride ions: Kinetics, products, and modeling

Recently, in situ chemical oxidation (ISCO) using peroxymonosulfate (PMS) for environmental decontamination has received increasing interest. In this study, oxidation kinetics and products of four steroid estrogens (i.e., estrone, 17β-estradiol, estriol, and 17α-ethinylestradiol) by PMS under variou...

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Published inWater research (Oxford) Vol. 138; pp. 56 - 66
Main Authors Zhou, Yang, Jiang, Jin, Gao, Yuan, Pang, Su-Yan, Ma, Jun, Duan, Jiebin, Guo, Qin, Li, Juan, Yang, Yue
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier Ltd 01.07.2018
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Summary:Recently, in situ chemical oxidation (ISCO) using peroxymonosulfate (PMS) for environmental decontamination has received increasing interest. In this study, oxidation kinetics and products of four steroid estrogens (i.e., estrone, 17β-estradiol, estriol, and 17α-ethinylestradiol) by PMS under various conditions were investigated. PMS could fairly degrade steroid estrogens over the pH range of 7–10, and the degradation rate increased with the increase of solution pH. This pH-dependence was well described by parallel reactions between individual acid-base species of steroid estrogens (E and E−) and PMS (HSO5− and SO52−), where specific second-order rate constants for E− with HSO5− and SO52− were in the range of 2.11–5.58 M−1s−1 and 0.77–1.25 M−1s−1, respectively. Identification of oxidation products by liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometer showed that PMS readily oxidized the phenolic group of steroid estrogens, leading to the generation of hydroxylated and ring-opening products. The presence of bromide and chloride ions (Br− and Cl−) at environmentally relevant levels could greatly accelerate the degradation of steroid estrogens by PMS with the formation of halogenated aromatic products. This effect was quantitatively estimated by a kinetic model, where the formation of free bromine and chorine and their rapid electrophilic substitution with steroid estrogens were taken into consideration. Eco-toxicity of transformation products of 17α-ethinylestradiol by PMS treatment in the absence and presence of bromide and chloride was estimated by quantitative structure–activity relationship analysis using ECOSAR. These findings advance the understanding of ISCO using PMS. [Display omitted] •Oxidation kinetics of steroid estrogens by PMS showed strong pH dependency.•PMS readily oxidized the phenolic group of steroid estrogens.•Br− and Cl− greatly accelerated steroid estrogens degradation.•Halogenated products were detected in the presence of bromide and chloride ions.•Modeling results well predicted EE2 transformation with/without Br− and/or Cl−.
ISSN:0043-1354
1879-2448
DOI:10.1016/j.watres.2018.03.045