ISSN 0036ꢀ0244, Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2010, Vol. 84, No. 2, pp. 215–220. © Pleiades Publishing, Ltd., 2010.
Original Russian Text © E.M. Ben’ko, V.V. Lunin, 2010, published in Zhurnal Fizicheskoi Khimii, 2010, Vol. 84, No. 2, pp. 266–271.
CHEMICAL KINETICS
AND CATALYSIS
Ozonocatalytic Decomposition of Glyoxal and Glyoxylic
and Formic Acids in the Presence of Iron(III) Ions
E. M. Ben’ko and V. V. Lunin
Department of Chemistry, Moscow State University, Moscow, 119991 Russia
Received December 10, 2008
Abstract—Rate constants of reactions of ozone with glyoxal, glyoxylic and formic acid in aqueous solutions
at pH 1.5 were determined. It was shown that iron(III) in the form of ions accelerates oxidation of glyoxal and
glyoxylic acid, but does not influence reaction between ozone and formic acid. It was established that the catꢀ
alyst acts effectively if its concentration is comparable to the concentration of the oxidized substrate, the optiꢀ
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mal stoichiometric ratio (Fe /substrate) being close to 1/3. The catalytic reaction mechanism was studied
using a competitive chelate ligand, oxalic acid. We concluded that the catalytic activity of iron(III) in the
investigated reaction was due to its ability to form chelate complexes in which the substrate was more easily
oxidized by molecular ozone.
DOI: 10.1134/S003602441002010X
The results of numerous investigations have shown С –С1. Based on the experimental data, it was preꢀ
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the great effectiveness of catalytic ozonization as an sumed that acceleration of the reaction was due to an
alternative method of removing hardꢀtoꢀoxidize increase in activity of the oxidized substrate during the
organic pollutants in water purification processes. Traꢀ formation of chelate complex with metal ions.
ditional homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysts
The present paper is a continuation of our earlier
based on the transition metals, which are able to
research and is devoted to investigating the kinetics
decompose ozone with the formation of more active
and mechanism of the ozonocatalytic decomposition
hydroxyl radicals, and to activate an oxidized substrate
of glyoxal, glyoxylic and formic acid in the presence of
due to complex formation [1], are applied in this field.
A special place among the objects of investigation
belongs to ketoacids and aldehydes, shortꢀchained
carbon acids that are produced during ozonization of
unsaturated and aromatic compounds and are notable
for high stability with respect to the impact of ozone.
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Fe ions.
EXPERIMENTAL
The following organic reagents, produced by
Fluka, were used in our work: 40% aqueous solution of
It has been established that in the presence of tranꢀ glyoxal, monohydrate of glyoxylic acid C H O · H O
,
2
2
3
2
2+
2+
2+
2+
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sition metals such as Mn , Co , Cu , Ni , Cr , formic acid, and oxalic acid. Chemically pure iron sulꢀ
2
+
3+
Fe , and Fe , the rate of oxidation of oxalic [2–5], fate Fe (SO ) · 9H O was used as the source of iron
2 4 3 2
glyoxalic [5–7], pyrotartaric [7–9] acids by ozone ions. Aqueous solutions of the reagents were acidified
rises. However, these catalysts are not active in the to pH 1.5 using concentrated Н SO4
.
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ozonization of formic [5, 10] and acetic [10] acids. It
Ozonization was performed in a bubbling reactor (a
thermostated glass cylinder with a brazedꢀin porous
membrane that served as a gas flow splitter). Ozone
was obtained from the air in a laboratory glass ozoꢀ
nizer. The initial ozone concentration was ~60 mg/L,
the volume rate of the gas flow was ~10 L/h, the volꢀ
ume of the ozonizated solution was 20 to 40 mL, and
has been also shown that ions of transition metals do
not significantly influence the interaction of ozone
with maleic acid [5] and phenols [10, 11] but accelerꢀ
ate decomposition of the intermediate products of the
reaction (glyoxylic and oxalic acids), thereby reducing
considerably the total carbon content in the ozonizaꢀ
ted solution.
the temperature was 20°С
.
Similar results were obtained in our previous study,
Concentration of ozone in the gas phase was deterꢀ
which was dedicated to investigation of the catalytic mined spectrophotometrically using a Medozone 254/3
activity of iron(III) ions during the ozonolysis of pheꢀ ozone analyzer at the reactor inlet and outlet.
nols and a number of their substitutes (guaicol, 2,6ꢀ
dimethoxyphenol, vanillin) [12]. It was established
that the catalytic effect of Fe develops only during
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RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
ozonolysis of the intermediate products of phenol
Mathematical model. According to the data of [13–
decomposition, saturated carbon acids and aldehydes 17], presented in the table, ozone reactions with glyꢀ
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