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Cover feature: Photochemical and photocatalytic degradation of 1‐propanol using UV/H 2 O 2 : Identification of malonate as byproduct
Author(s) -
Ferreira Santos Mauro Sergio,
Gomes Cordeiro Thiago,
Cieslarova Zuzana,
Gutz Ivano Gebhardt Rolf,
Garcia Carlos D.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
electrophoresis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.666
H-Index - 158
eISSN - 1522-2683
pISSN - 0173-0835
DOI - 10.1002/elps.201970155
Subject(s) - malonate , malonic acid , formic acid , photocatalysis , degradation (telecommunications) , propanol , photochemistry , chemistry , acetic acid , organic chemistry , methanol , catalysis , telecommunications , computer science
DOI: 10.1002/elps.201900001 The cover picture shows the photochemical and photocatalytical oxidation of 1‐propanol investigated by CE‐C 4 D. A simple experimental set‐up was used to irradiate 1‐propanol in the presence of TiO 2 and/or H 2 O 2 . Propionic, acetic, formic and malonic acids were identified as byproducts of this reaction. Besides the environmental significance of these results, the identification of malonic acid, not previously reported, opens new avenues for the production of this important chemical building block.