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Abstract
Contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) such as phthalic acid esters (PAEs) are ubiquitous, toxic and persistent in aquatic environments. Current study explored mixed metal oxide catalysts derived from magnesium aluminium (MAH), magnesium aluminium ruthenium (MAR‐H), magnesium aluminium nickel (MANH) hydroxides and copper aluminium hydroxides of ammonium (CAM‐Am) and sodium molybdate (CAM‐Na) to remove dibutyl phthalate (DBP) and di‐2‐ethyl hexyl phthalate (DEHP) from water. Powder X‐ray diffraction (XRD) studies of the catalysts before and after the treatment showed that their structures were stable and robust. During Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) studies, vibrational bands or peaks of ester and alkane functional groups of DBP and DEHP were observed at all the catalysts after treatment. Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) confirmed phthalate adsorption at the five catalysts. Hydrolysis of DBP and DEHP was observed during treatment using CAM‐Am and CAM‐Na that was analysed and quantified using total organic carbon (TOC), high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and high‐resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS). From TOC analyses, optimal conditions of 500 mg L−1 catalyst dosage and 30 h treatment time were deduced for catalytic hydrolysis of DBP and DEHP. Present study illustrated that the catalysts MAH and MANH can adsorb PAEs while CAM‐Na can adsorb and hydrolyse them.
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Accounts of Chemical Research presents short, concise and critical articles offering easy-to-read overviews of basic research and applications in all areas of chemistry and biochemistry. These short reviews focus on research from the author’s own laboratory and are designed to teach the reader about a research project. In addition, Accounts of Chemical Research publishes commentaries that give an informed opinion on a current research problem. Special Issues online are devoted to a single topic of unusual activity and significance.
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