Kinetics of aerobic and anaerobic oxidations of ethanol by fenton's reagent

Mordechai L. Kremer

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Abstract

For the first time, the time dependence of (H2O2| and [Fe2+] was followed during the aerobic oxidation of ethanol by Fenton's reagent. It was found that part of the ethanol was oxidized by dissolved O2 via the transient formation of H2O 2. A model was set up based on FeO2+ as the key intermediate. Both one- and two-equivalent oxidations of ethanol occur, the former producing radical species derived from ethanol. No free radicals derived from H2O2 play part in the system. The relevant rate constants or their ratios were determined. The mechanism accounted successfully also for the anaerobic oxidation of ethanol.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)541-553
Number of pages13
JournalInternational Journal of Chemical Kinetics
Volume40
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2008

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