PMID- 29609149 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE DCOM- 20190923 LR - 20190923 IS - 1873-3336 (Electronic) IS - 0304-3894 (Linking) VI - 352 DP - 2018 Jun 15 TI - Mechanochemical formation of chlorinated phenoxy radicals and their roles in the remediation of hexachlorobenzene contaminated soil. PG - 172-181 LID - S0304-3894(18)30206-1 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2018.03.045 [doi] AB - Mechanochemical degradation (MCD) is a promising eco-friendly method to dispose persistent organic pollutants (POPs). Mechanically induced free-radical attack was thought to be one of the key elements in initiating and accelerating the dechlorination and degradation of POPs. In this study, mechanochemical formation of free-radicals and their roles in the remediation of hexachlorobenzene (HCB) contaminated soil were explored using both of experimental analysis and quantum chemical calculations. It was found that chlorinated phenoxy radicals(CB-O) can be produced in the milling process and they played a vital role in the dechlorination of HCB, based on the results of electron spin-resonance (ESR) and X-ray photoelectron spectra (XPS). Two transition states of mechanochemical reaction along the formation of pentachlorinated phenoxy radical (PeCB-O) were located, with the energy barriers of 39.4 and 3.4 kJ/mol. The localized orbital locator (LOL), Mayer bond order and topological analysis were also implemented to depict the process in detail. Free-radical attack dominated dechlorination pathway of HCB in the MCD process was also verified by the Fukui function analysis. The study on the mechanically-induced generation of free-radicals and their associated modes of action on the degradation of HCB will provide a deep insight into mechanochemical remediation mechanism of POPs contaminated soil. CI - Copyright (c) 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. FAU - Deng, Shanshan AU - Deng S AD - Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 18 Shuangqing Road, Beijing 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China. FAU - Feng, Nannan AU - Feng N AD - Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 18 Shuangqing Road, Beijing 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China. FAU - Kang, Shaoguo AU - Kang S AD - Yunnan Institute of Environmental Science, Kunming 650034, China. FAU - Zhu, Jianxin AU - Zhu J AD - Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 18 Shuangqing Road, Beijing 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China. Electronic address: zhujx@rcees.ac.cn. FAU - Yu, Bo AU - Yu B AD - Institute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology, Tsinghua University, Haidian District, Beijing 100084, China. FAU - Chen, Jing AU - Chen J AD - Institute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology, Tsinghua University, Haidian District, Beijing 100084, China. FAU - Xie, Xiaofeng AU - Xie X AD - Institute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology, Tsinghua University, Haidian District, Beijing 100084, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20180326 PL - Netherlands TA - J Hazard Mater JT - Journal of hazardous materials JID - 9422688 SB - IM OTO - NOTNLM OT - Dechlorination Pathway OT - Density functional theory (DFT) OT - Free-radical reaction OT - Mechanochemical Degradation (MCD) OT - Transition states EDAT- 2018/04/03 06:00 MHDA- 2018/04/03 06:01 CRDT- 2018/04/03 06:00 PHST- 2017/09/10 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/03/20 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2018/03/23 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/04/03 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/04/03 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2018/04/03 06:00 [entrez] AID - S0304-3894(18)30206-1 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2018.03.045 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Hazard Mater. 2018 Jun 15;352:172-181. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2018.03.045. Epub 2018 Mar 26.