Measurements of organic acids over central Germany

Effect of Natural and Artificial Light on Fe(III) Organic Complexes Photolysis: Case of Fe (III)-Malonate and Fe(III)-Malate

The photolysis of iron(III) organic complexes in the presence of natural and simulated light was a concern for the role it plays within the environment in terms of producing hydroxyl radicals able to degrade organic products. In the present work, the study focused on two iron(III) organic complexes. The characterization of these complexes by spectrometry allowed to show their stability in environment with a stability constant equal to Log β = 13.13 for the complex Fe(III)-malonate, and Log β = 20.85 for the Fe(III)-malate complex. Photolysis of these complexes was carried out using a lamp at 365 nm at different pHs, and followed by several assay Fe(II), H2O2 and •OH. The complexes present different photo-reactivities, in the case of Fe(III)-malate, the photolysis is favored by the Fenton process and generates hydroxyl radicals, contrarily to Fe(III)-malonate photolysis which generates an oxidizing •CH2COOH radical without formation of H2O2 nor of •OH. The presence of oxygen and the addition of isopropanol and chloroform show different effects on the complex photolysis. Complexes mineralization at natural irradiation was also studied using chemical oxygen demand (COD).

Degradation of atrazine photoinduced by Fe(III)-pyruvate complexes in the aqueous solution

The composition and photochemical properties of the Fe(III)-Pyr complexes in the aqueous solution was studied in this work. Fe(III) was complexed by Pyr in the ratio of 1:3. The photochemical processes occurred in the Fe(III)-Pyr system was studied in detail. Fe(II) was the main intermediate product. DMPO was used as scavenger to determine the active radicals, such as *OH, CO3*-, CO2*-, H and RCO2* by ESR. Photodegradation of atrazine induced by the photolysis of Fe(III)-Pyr was studied and the reaction kinetics fitted the first order reaction. Parameters such as pH, the initial concentrations of Fe(III), pyruvate (Pyr) and atrazine were all investigated. Photoproducts were detected by the LC-MS and the photodegradation scheme was proposed. *OH radical was the main pathway of atrazine degradation.