Open AccessA new view on Redox processes in aquatic systems
Author(s) -
Gheorghe Duca
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
akademos : revista de ştiinţă, inovare, cultură şi artă
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2587-3687
pISSN - 1857-0461
DOI - 10.52673/18570461.21.4-63.08
Subject(s) - oxidizing agent , redox , radical , biota , chemical reaction , chemical physics , chemistry , pollutant , electron transfer , nanotechnology , environmental chemistry , biochemical engineering , photochemistry , materials science , ecology , inorganic chemistry , organic chemistry , biology , engineering
In the present paper, the redox processes in the aquatic environment were studied, by conducting fundamental research and the mechanisms of chemical reactions with the participation of natural oxidizing agents in the presence of transition metals. It is a synthesis of scientific results including a new vision regarding the chemical reactions with one or two electrons transfer, which explains how the free radicals and complex compounds with partial charge transfer are formed. This view includes an explanation for the phenomenon of aggressive free radical generation that “kills” biota, rather than destroying pollutants, and why the intermediate particles resulting from chemical and biochemical processes act much softer.