Wednesday, 3 October 2018
Universal Ballroom (Expo Center)
According to Arrhenius Equation, chemical reaction take place slowly when temperature decreases. However, several chemical processes extremely accelerated in ice phase. It is also reported that redox chemical reaction can be enhanced by freezing. For example, Takenaka et. al. reported that the NO2- oxidation to NO3- in the presence of O2 which is very slow reaction in aqueous solution was markedly accelerated (appx. 105 times) by freezing Redox transformation of compounds may control the bioavailability, mobility, toxicity, and environmental fate. In this presentation, we will introduce accelerated redox transformation of organic and inorganic pollutants in ice such as Cr(VI)/organic reductants, Cr(VI)/Ar(III), Cr(VI)/H2O2, Cr(VI)/NO2- and Cr(VI)/phenolic pollutants systems. The detailed experimental conditions and mechanism will be discussed in the presentation. We also discuss about the environmental implication and application of these intrinsic redox transformation in ice on icy environments.