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Evgeny Popov, Jussi Eloranta, Vesa Hietapelto, Veli-Matti Vuorenpalo, Reijo Aksela, Jukka Jäkärä

Mechanism of decomposition of peracetic acid by manganese ions and diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (DTPA)

Keywords: Decomposition, diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (DTPA), manganese complex, peracetic acid

The decomposition mechanism of peracetic acid by free Mn²⁺ ions and by Mn²⁺-diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid complexes was studied by UV/Vis, electrospray ionization-time of flight-mass spectrometry (ESI-TOF-MS), electron spin resonance (ESR), and Raman spectroscopy. The experimental results demonstrate that a number of different oxidation states of manganese are involved in the decomposition reaction. Furthermore, the kinetics observed show oscillatory features that are characteristic of autocatalytic processes. Radical pathways were found to play a negligible role in the reaction. Based on the experimental observations, an overall reaction scheme for the decomposition process is proposed.

Holzforschung, Walter de Gruyter

Print ISSN: 0018-3830
Volume: 59, 09/2005
Pages: 507 - 513

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