Transformation of Phenol, Resorcinol, Pyrocatechol, and Hydroquinone in Water Under Exposure to Low Doses of UV Radiation

The transformation of phenol, resorcinol, pyrocatechol, and hydroquinone in water at concentrations of 10 –4 to 10 –6 M under short-term exposure to UV radiation was studied by fluorescence analysis and high-performance liquid chromatography. It was found that resorcinol is transformed by the action...

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Published inJournal of applied spectroscopy Vol. 88; no. 4; pp. 807 - 815
Main Authors Nekrasova, L. P., Kochetkov, P. P.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Springer US 01.09.2021
Springer
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Analysis
Analytical Chemistry
Atomic/Molecular Structure and Spectra
Fluorescence
High performance liquid chromatography
Hydroquinone
Phenols
Photolysis
Physics
Physics and Astronomy
Ultraviolet radiation
UV radiation
phenol
resorcinol
transformation
pyrocatechol
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Summary:The transformation of phenol, resorcinol, pyrocatechol, and hydroquinone in water at concentrations of 10 –4 to 10 –6 M under short-term exposure to UV radiation was studied by fluorescence analysis and high-performance liquid chromatography. It was found that resorcinol is transformed by the action of UV radiation more readily than the other compounds. It was shown that the main products from the photolysis of phenol are pyrocatechol and dihydroxybiphenyls. Resorcinol, pyrocatechol, and hydroquinone form trihydroxybenzenes.
ISSN:0021-9037
1573-8647
DOI:10.1007/s10812-021-01244-x