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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Elemental Bromine Production by TiO2 Photocatalysis and/or Ozonation

Francesco ParrinoVittorio LoddoGiovanni Camera RodaLeonardo Palmisano

subject

Ozone010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciencesbromineozonationInorganic chemistrychemistry.chemical_element010501 environmental sciencesLaboratory scale010402 general chemistry01 natural sciencesCatalysisCatalysiphotocatalysichemistry.chemical_compoundNitric acidBromideTiO20105 earth and related environmental sciencesSettore ING-IND/24 - Principi Di Ingegneria ChimicaBromineChemistry (all)HalogenationTio2 photocatalystGeneral MedicineGeneral Chemistry0104 chemical sciencesnitric acidchemistryPhotocatalysis

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.

https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201603635