PMID- 25559050 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20150910 LR - 20150326 IS - 0959-3330 (Print) IS - 0959-3330 (Linking) VI - 36 IP - 13-16 DP - 2015 Jul-Aug TI - Characterization and evaluation of the efficiency of SiO2/tetra-alpha-(2,4-di-tert-butylphenoxy)-phthalocyaninato zinc nanocomposite as photosensitizers for oxidation of 2,4,6-trichlorophenol. PG - 1643-50 LID - 10.1080/09593330.2014.1002864 [doi] AB - A photosensitizer tetra-alpha-(2,4-di-tert-butylphenoxy)-phthalocyaninato zinc [ZnPc(OAr)4] was successfully encapsulated in SiO2 nanoparticle by the microemulsion method. The photosensitized composite nanoparticle was able to degrade 2,4,6-trichlorophenol (TCP) in aqueous solution. Under visible light irradiation, the nanoparticles efficiently generated reactive oxygen species; 95.4% of TCP was degraded after 270 min of reaction. Some aromatic compounds and aliphatic carboxylic acids were detected by mass spectrometry as the reaction intermediates. The results were different from those of previously reported photocatalytic reactions, in which valence band holes or hydroxyl radicals functioned as the main oxidants. The photosensitizing composite nanoparticle is potentially applicable to the oxidation of phenol. FAU - Jiang, Zhou AU - Jiang Z AD - a Cancer Metastasis Alert and Prevention Center, College of Chemistry , Fuzhou University , Fuzhou , People's Republic of China. FAU - Yang, Tingting AU - Yang T FAU - Zhang, Yanjun AU - Zhang Y FAU - Wang, Jian AU - Wang J LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20150206 PL - England TA - Environ Technol JT - Environmental technology JID - 9884939 RN - 0 (Chlorophenols) RN - 0 (Photosensitizing Agents) RN - 0 (Water Pollutants, Chemical) RN - 0 (Zinc Compounds) RN - 7631-86-9 (Silicon Dioxide) RN - MHS8C5BAUZ (2,4,6-trichlorophenol) SB - IM MH - Chlorophenols/chemistry/*isolation & purification/radiation effects MH - Light MH - Materials Testing MH - Metal Nanoparticles/*chemistry/radiation effects/ultrastructure MH - Oxidation-Reduction/radiation effects MH - Photochemistry/methods MH - Photosensitizing Agents/*chemistry/isolation & purification/radiation effects MH - Silicon Dioxide/*chemistry/radiation effects MH - Water Pollutants, Chemical/*chemistry/isolation & purification/radiation effects MH - Water Purification/*methods MH - Zinc Compounds/chemistry/radiation effects OTO - NOTNLM OT - 2,4,6-trichlorophenol OT - SiO2 nanoparticle OT - tetra-alpha-(2;4-di-tert-butylphenoxy)-phthalocyaninato zinc EDAT- 2015/01/07 06:00 MHDA- 2015/09/12 06:00 CRDT- 2015/01/07 06:00 PHST- 2015/01/07 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/01/07 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/09/12 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1080/09593330.2014.1002864 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Environ Technol. 2015 Jul-Aug;36(13-16):1643-50. doi: 10.1080/09593330.2014.1002864. Epub 2015 Feb 6.