Photochemical behavior of inorganic and organic selenium compounds in various aqueous solutions |
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Authors: | Yu-Wei Chen Xian-Liang Zhou Yen Truong |
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Institution: | a Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Laurentian University, Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, Ont., Canada P3E 2C6 b Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health and School of Public Health, State University of New York, Albany, NY 12201, USA |
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Abstract: | Selenium possesses interesting chemical, biochemical and geochemical behaviors. However, studies of its photochemical properties in aqueous systems are scarce. A better understanding of these phenomena is of great importance for further application of such properties to selenium speciation. In this work, the photochemical behavior of selenium and some of its organic compounds have been systematically studied in various aqueous matrices under UV irradiation at 300 nm. It was observed that the photochemical oxidation rate of Se(IV) to Se(VI) was greatly enhanced in the presence of HN03 at ≥1 × 10−3 M, but not by NaNO3. However this photo-oxidation could be inhibited by the presence of Cl−. Under UV irradiation, organoselenium compounds went through two successive photochemical reactions in pure water: a direct photolysis (photo-cleavage) followed by a photo-oxidation to form Se(VI). These two steps could also be greatly accelerated in presence of NO3− although the second step required an acidic condition. The photo cleavage rates varied from one organic compound to another and 10-fold differences were observed. Similarly to Se(IV), the further oxidation to Se(VI) could be prevented by Cl− for all studied organoselenium compounds. Detailed reaction mechanisms involving OH radicals are proposed to explain Se photochemical behaviors in different matrices. |
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Keywords: | Selenium Photo-oxidation UV irradiation Aqueous solutions |
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