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ChemInform Abstract: Elemental Bromine Production by TiO2Photocatalysis and/or Ozonation.

Giovanni Camera RodaLeonardo PalmisanoFrancesco ParrinoVittorio Loddo

subject

chemistry.chemical_compoundOzoneBrominechemistryBromideInorganic chemistryPhotocatalysisHalogenationchemistry.chemical_elementTio2 photocatalystGeneral MedicineLaboratory scale

description

Significant production of elemental bromine (Br2 ) was observed for the first time when treating bromide containing solutions at acidic pH, with TiO2 photocatalyst, ozone, or a combination thereof. Br2 selectivities up to approximately 85 % were obtained and the corresponding bromine mass balance values satisfied. The process is general and may be applied at a laboratory scale for green bromination reactions, or industrially as a cheap, safe, and environmentally sustainable alternative to the currently applied bromine production methods.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2016-10-01ChemInform
https://doi.org/10.1002/chin.201644011