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In Situ ATR-FTIR Investigation of Photodegradation of 3,4-Dihydroxybenzoic Acid on TiO2

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The catalytic photo-oxidation of 3,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid on TiO2 has been studied by in situ ATR-FTIR in flowing water and in flowing wet air/nitrogen gas. In flowing water it was difficult to observe photodegradation intermediates despite photocatalytic action during UV illumination. In the flowing wet air/nitrogen system carboxylic acids and carbonates were observed. It was shown that water plays an important role in the formation of oxidation active species. Oxygen shows a prominent role for carboxylic acid degradation, but the photogenerated hole plays the important role for the 3,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid ring cleavage.

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The generous financial support by the National Science Foundation of China (nos. 41076040 and 41230858) is gratefully acknowledged.

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  1. Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai, 264003, Shandong, People’s Republic of China

    Xuefeng Hu

  2. Département de Chimie Physique, Université de Genève, Quai Ernest-Ansermet 30, 1211, Genève 4, Switzerland

    Thomas Bürgi

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Hu, X., Bürgi, T. In Situ ATR-FTIR Investigation of Photodegradation of 3,4-Dihydroxybenzoic Acid on TiO2 . Catal Lett 146, 2215–2220 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10562-016-1838-y

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