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UV Photolysis of Chloramine and Persulfate for 1,4-dioxane Removal in Reverse Osmosis Permeate for Potable Water Reuse Wei Li, Samuel Patton, Jamie M. Gleason, Stephen Peter Mezyk, Kenneth P Ishida, and Haizhou Liu Environ. Sci. Technol., Just Accepted Manuscript • DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.7b06042 • Publication Date (Web): 13 Apr 2018 Downloaded from http://pubs.acs.org on April 15, 2018

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UV Photolysis of Chloramine and Persulfate for 1,4-dioxane Removal in

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Reverse Osmosis Permeate for Potable Water Reuse

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Wei Li,†‡ Samuel Patton,†‡ Jamie M. Gleason,ǁ Stephen P. Mezyk,ǁ

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Kenneth P. Ishida§ and Haizhou Liu†‡*

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Department of Chemical & Environmental Engineering, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521 USA

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Environmental Toxicology Program, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521 USA §

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CA 92708 USA

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Research & Development Department, Orange County Water District, Fountain Valley,

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Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University, Long Beach, CA 90840, USA

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* Corresponding author, phone (951) 827-2076; fax (951) 827-5696

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Email: [email protected]

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Abstract

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A sequential combination of membrane treatment and UV-based advanced oxidation processes

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(UV/AOP) has become the industry standard for potable water reuse. Chloramines are used as

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membrane anti-fouling agents and therefore carried over into the UV/AOP. In addition,

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persulfate (S2O82-) is an emerging oxidant which can be added into a UV/AOP, thus creating

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radicals generated from both chloramines and persulfate for water treatment. This study

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investigated the simultaneous photolysis of S2O82- and monochloramine (NH2Cl) on the

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removal of 1,4-dioxane (1,4-D) for potable water reuse. The dual oxidant effects of NH2Cl and

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S2O82- on 1,4-D degradation were examined at various levels of oxidant dosage, chloride, and

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solution pH. Results showed that a NH2Cl-to-S2O82- molar ratio of 0.1 was optimal, beyond

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which the scavenging by NH2Cl of HO•, SO4•-, and Cl2•- radicals decreased the 1,4-D

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degradation rate. At the optimal ratio, the degradation rate of 1,4-D increased linearly with the

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total oxidant dose up to 6 mM. The combined photolysis of NH2Cl and S2O82- was sensitive to

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the solution pH, due to a disproportionation of NH2Cl at pH lower than 6 into less photo-

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reactive dichloramine (NHCl2) and radical scavenging by NH4+. The presence of chloride

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transformed HO• and SO4•- to Cl2•- that is less reactive with 1,4-D, while the presence of

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dissolved O2 promoted gaseous nitrogen production. Results from this study suggest that the

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presence of chloramine can be beneficial to persulfate photolysis in the removal of 1,4-D;

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however, the treatment efficiency depends on a careful control of an optimal NH2Cl dosage

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and a minimal chloride residue.

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Introduction

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Potable water reuse provides a viable solution to water scarcity by treating municipal

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wastewater.1,2 UV-based advanced oxidation processes (UV/AOPs) have become an integral

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part of the treatment train to degrade trace organic contaminants.3-9 For example, 1,4-dioxane

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(1,4-D), a solvent widely used in production of adhesives, dyes, textiles and cosmetics, has

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been widely detected in wastewater and classified as a potential human carcinogen. 10 - 13

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Because small and neutral trace organic contaminants like 1,4-D can pass through reverse

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osmosis (RO) membranes, UV/AOP typically takes place after membrane treatment to

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ultimately eliminate recalcitrant trace contaminants from RO permeate.

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Chloramine is often added to the feed water to minimize membrane bio-fouling. Due to their

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small molecular sizes and neutral charge, chloramines also pass through RO membranes and

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are carried over to downstream UV/AOP step where they undergo photolysis.14 In addition,

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hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is the default oxidant added to the UV/AOP step to produce

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hydroxyl radicals (HO•). Although possessing a high oxidative capacity, HO• is not selective

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and can readily be scavenged by bicarbonate and chloride which adversely affects its efficiency.

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In recent years, persulfate (S2O82-) has also been considered as an alternative oxidant in

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UV/AOP.6, 16-20 The primary quantum yield of SO4•- from S2O82- is higher than that of HO•

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from H2O2 (0.7 vs. 0.5), while both SO4•- and HO• have similar oxidizing power (2.5-3.1 V vs.

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1.9-2.8 V), respectively.

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contaminants, especially electron-rich contaminants in recycled water.6, 27 , 28 Therefore,

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UV/S2O82- can potentially have a higher efficiency and a lower energy footprint than UV/H2O2

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Furthermore, SO4•- is more selective towards organic

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in water reuse. Given the existence of de facto UV/NH2Cl because of NH2Cl carry-over and

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the future application of UV/S2O82-, it is important to understand the unique radical generation

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under photolysis in mixtures of NH2Cl and S2O82-.

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The mechanism on the simultaneous photolysis of NH2Cl and S2O82- is not well developed.

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NH2Cl has a relatively high UV molar absorbance coefficient (371 M-1cm-1 at 254 nm) and a

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quantum yield comparable to H2O2.4,29-31 NH2Cl can also act as a self-scavenger and will

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decrease its radical yield upon UV irradiation.14 Furthermore, the presence of ammonium in

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wastewater, and as a photo-degradation product of NH2Cl, may also act as a scavenger for

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radicals including Cl•.31,32 Most prior studies have examined chloramine photolysis in aquatic

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conditions unrelated to potable reuse.8,29-31 Our recent study showed that photolysis of NH2Cl

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in RO permeate produces both HO• and Cl2•- that promote 1,4-D degradation.14 Furthermore,

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SO4•- produced from S2O82- photolysis can react with NH2Cl to generate secondary radicals,

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but the extent of radical propagation reactions in RO permeate with the dual oxidants remains

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unknown.

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The objectives of this study were to quantify the formation of reactive radicals during the

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simultaneous photolysis of NH2Cl and S2O82- solutions, to examine the impact of oxidant

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dosage, pH, and chloride on the degradation of 1,4-D, and to develop a kinetic model to predict

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the radical yield and transformation of primary radicals (e.g. SO4•- and Cl•) to secondary

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radicals including Cl2•- and HO•.

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Materials and Methods

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All chemicals used were reagent grade and purchased from Fisher Scientific or Sigma Aldrich.

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All solutions were prepared using deionized water (DI) (resistivity < 18.2 MΩ, Millipore

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System). A fresh 50 mM NH2Cl stock solution was prepared daily by slowly titrating NaOCl

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with (NH4)2SO4 at 1:1.2 molar ratio and buffered with 4 mM borate at pH 8.8.33 The prepared

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NH2Cl solution was equilibrated for 3 hours in the dark and its concentration was verified

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using the standard DPD method with KMnO4.34 An equal-molar chloride residue always co-

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existed with NH2Cl due to chloramine equilibrium chemistry, which was confirmed by a

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Dionex-1000 ion chromatography equipped with a conductivity detector.

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persulfate stock solution was prepared daily using Na2S2O8. Most experiments were conducted

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using N2-purged water to minimize dissolved O2. In some experiments, DI water was purged

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with ambient air for 20 minutes to ensure an air-saturated solution. The solution pH was

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adjusted to a targeted value between 5 to 8 with phosphate buffer, which also maintained the

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ionic strength constant at 50 mM. Chloride concentration in the mixture was adjusted to a final

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value between 0.2 and 4 mM.

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To start a UV experiment, solutions of NH2Cl ranging between 0 and 6 mM and S2O82-

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between 2 and 4 mM were mixed with 1,4-D at a final concentration of 250 µM. In addition,

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10 µM benzoic acid (BA) and 20 µM nitrobenzene (NB) were added as radical probe

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compounds to collectively calculate the radical steady-state concentrations. The concentrations

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of oxidants and 1,4-D used in this study were higher than those observed in RO permeate in

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order to observe the reaction kinetics. In the fixed chloride experiments, chloride concentration

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was adjusted to a final concentration of 4 mM. To examine the effect of NH4+ on Cl• and Cl2•-

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scavenging, the NH4+ concentration was adjusted between 0 and 6 mM with 100 mM

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(NH4)2SO4 stock solution. At the same time, chloride concentration was set at 4 mM. The

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prepared reaction solution was quickly mixed, transferred to multiple 8-mL quartz tubes with

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no headspace, and placed in a carousel UV reactor (ACE Glass) equipped with a low-pressure

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monochromatic (λ=254 nm) mercury lamp (Philips TUV6T5, 6W). The UV fluence was

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measured by a multimeter equipped with a thermopile 919P sensor (Newport Power meter) and

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determined to be 1.4 mW/cm2.

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Samples were withdrawn from the UV reactor at pre-determined time intervals. The NH2Cl

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concentration was measured immediately using the DPD colorimetric method.34 The presence

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of S2O82- in the sample had no interference with this measurement. The S2O82- concentration

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was measured using KI titration on a Horiba UV spectrometer after NH2Cl was removed by

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air-purging the solution for 30 minutes.35,36 The concentrations of 1,4-D, BA and NB were

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measured by an Agilent 1200 liquid chromatography equipped with a diode array detector and

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a Zorbax Eclipse SB-C18 column (4.6×150mm, 5-µm particle size). To quantify the generation

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of nitrogen species during NH2Cl photolysis, total nitrogen (TN) was measured by a TOC

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analyzer coupled with a nitrogen detector (OI Analytical, Inc.); ammonium, nitrite, and nitrate

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were measured using colorimetric methods with phenate, sulfanilamide and nicotinamide

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adenine dinucleotide phosphate, respectively,34 and no interference from persulfate was

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observed. Gaseous nitrogen formation was calculated based on the loss of TN; the remaining

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fraction of nitrogen was attributed to organic nitrogen.

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The steady-state concentrations of SO4•-, HO•, and Cl2•- were calculated based on the

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competitive decay kinetics of probe compounds (Text S1 and Table S1). All calculations were

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based on experimentally observed pseudo first-order rates of 1,4-D, BA and NB. The second-

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order rate constants of each radical with 1,4-D, BA and NB were obtained from the prior

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literature. The direct photolysis of 1,4-D, NB and BA was experimentally determined to be

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negligible. A kinetics model was developed using the Kintecus software (calculations for direct

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photolysis rate was presented in Text S2, and all reactions of the model are listed in Table

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S2). 37 The model development and optimization can be found in Text S3 and prior

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literature.18,38 Laser flash photolysis studies were conducted to determine the rate constants of

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SO4•-, Cl• and Cl2•- with NH2Cl and NHCl2 (Text S4 and Figures S1-S3).

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Impact of NH2Cl dosage on UV/S2O82-

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The effect of NH2Cl on 1,4-D degradation by UV photolysis of S2O82- was investigated by

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fixing the S2O82- and 1,4-D concentrations at 2 mM and 0.25 mM, respectively. The UV

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fluence-normalized rate constant39-42 of 1,4-D degradation increased from 7.5×10-4 to 9.7×10-4

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cm2•mJ-1 when the NH2Cl dosage increased from 0 to 0.2 mM; however, the rate decreased to

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5.3×10-4 cm2•mJ-1 when the NH2Cl dosage was increased further to 4 mM (solid bars in Figure

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1A and Figure S4A). Photolysis of S2O82- generated SO4•-, which quickly reacted with Cl- to

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form Cl• (Reactions 1-2 in Scheme 1; all subsequent referred reactions are shown in Scheme 1).

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Cl• was further transformed into Cl2•- (Reaction 3) and finally resulted in HO• production

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(Reactions 4-6). Experimental data from competition kinetics with probe compounds and

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branching ratio calculations showed that HO• contributed the most to 1,4-D degradation in

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UV/S2O82- and NH2Cl, followed by SO4•- and Cl2•- (Figure 1A and Text S5). Cl2•- was assumed

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to be the major radical that contributes to 1,4-D degradation other than HO• and SO4•-. This

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assumption was made based on prior laser flash photolysis study14 and branching ratio

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of 3.3×106 M-1s-1 between Cl2•- and 1,4-D (Text S4), and branching ratio calculation indicated

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that approximately 3-25% of Cl2•- contributed towards 1,4-D (Text S5.4). Because Cl•

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predominately reacted with Cl- and NH2• had negligible reactivity with 1,4-D,14 Cl• and NH2•

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were not considered as important to 1,4-D degradation. Experimental results showed that the

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contribution of HO• reached a maximum at the optimal NH2Cl dosage of 0.2 mM –

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corresponding to a NH2Cl-to-S2O82- molar ratio of 0.1:1, and decreased by 27% when the

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NH2Cl dosage increased to 4 mM. The contribution of SO4•- to 1,4-D degradation dropped

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significantly to negligible levels when the NH2Cl-to-S2O82- ratio increased above 0.1,

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accompanied by a substantial increase in the contribution of Cl2•- to 1,4-D removal (solid bars

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in Figure 1A).

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As the concentration of NH2Cl increased from 0 to 4 mM, UV photons were preferentially

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absorbed by NH2Cl as compared to S2O82-, which resulted in an increase in the photolysis rate

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of NH2Cl and a decrease in the photolysis rate of S2O82- (Figure S4B). The percentage of light

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absorbed by NH2Cl and S2O82- in the mixture system was calculated (Text S6 and Table S7).

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For instance, in the presence of 0.1 mM NH2Cl, S2O82- absorbed 98% of UV photons if no

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monochloramine were present, but only 49% of light in the presence of 4 mM NH2Cl.

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Therefore, the contribution of S2O82- to 1,4-D degradation decreased by 50% with 4 mM

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NH2Cl addition. Meanwhile, NH2Cl photolysis produced Cl• and NH2• (Reaction 7) that are

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less reactive with 1,4-D compared to SO4•- and HO•.14 As a result, the rate of 1,4-D

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degradation was reduced when the concentration of NH2Cl increased from 0.2 to 4 mM (Figure

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1A). In contrast, an increase in S2O82- dosage in the presence of a constant NH2Cl level always

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increased radical concentrations (Figure S5).

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In addition, when the NH2Cl-to-S2O82- ratio was higher than 0.1, the experimentally observed

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1,4-D degradation rate with both oxidants was 10% to 40% lower than the theoretically

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summed value as if both oxidants existed separately and no radical scavenging by oxidants

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occurred (striped bars in Figure 1A, calculation provided in Text S6 and Table S7). Compared

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to theoretical values, the mixing of NH2Cl and S2O82- led to a strong scavenging effect on SO4•-

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and Cl2•-, especially with higher dosages of NH2Cl. Furthermore, the degradation rate of 1,4-D

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was positively correlated with the photolysis rate of S2O82-, but inversely correlated with that of

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NH2Cl (Figure 1B). These trends strongly suggested that in the mixed oxidant system, S2O82-

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did not strongly scavenge radicals. S2O82- was the driving force for the radical generation and

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1,4-D removal. In contrast, increasing NH2Cl dose was not beneficial to the treatment, due to

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the scavenging effects of NH2Cl on major radicals.

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Radical distribution in UV photolysis of S2O82 and NH2Cl

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Impacts of NH2Cl on the radical generation and scavenging pathways in UV/S2O82- were

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elucidated in Scheme 1. When the NH2Cl dosage was increased up to 0.2 mM, [SO4•-]ss

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decreased by 75%, and [HO•]ss increased by 2-fold (Figure 1C). Since 1,4-D is more reactive

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with HO• than with SO4•-, the overall degradation rate of 1,4-D was enhanced.43 However, as

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the NH2Cl concentration increased from 0.2 to 4 mM, both [HO•]ss and [SO4•-]ss decreased

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substantially, and [Cl2•-]ss increased by 4-fold (Figure 1C). This trend resulted from the

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scavenging effects of NH2Cl on HO• and SO4•- (Reactions 8-9).

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In addition, the co-existence of chloride with NH2Cl also transformed SO4•- and Cl• to Cl2•-

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(Reactions 2-3). HO• reacts with NH2Cl with a rate constant of 5.1×108 M-1s-1, 44 and the

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second-order rate constant between SO4•- and NH2Cl of 2.4 × 107 M-1s-1 was measured by laser

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flash photolysis (Text S4). For instance, up to 68% of HO• and 7% of SO4•- were scavenged by

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4 mM NH2Cl (Texts S5.1 and S5.2, Tables S3-S4). Cl• was less affected by the presence of

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NH2Cl (Text S5.3 and Table S5). Cl2•- was scavenged by NH2Cl (Reaction 10, Text S5.4 and

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Table S6); however, more Cl2•- was produced with increasing NH2Cl dosage, thus [Cl2•-]ss

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reached a plateau after NH2Cl reached 2 mM (Figure 1C). As 1,4-D is more reactive with HO•

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and SO4•- than with Cl2•-, the overall loss rate slowed down significantly at the higher NH2Cl

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concentrations (solid bars in Figure 1A). Although the concentrations of 1,4-D and oxidants

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utilized in this study were higher than the concentrations used in the real treatment processes,

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the calculated steady-state radical concentrations were comparable to those observed in real

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AOPs (~10-10 and 10-13 M).

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In addition, the co-existence of chloride with NH2Cl acts as a scavenger to transform SO4•- and

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Cl• to Cl2•- (Reactions 3-4). To eliminate the confounding effects of chloride, the initial NH2Cl

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dosage was varied but the chloride level was fixed at 4 mM. These data showed that the 1,4-D

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degradation rate decreased by 43% with increasing NH2Cl concentrations (Figure S6). This

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trend further confirmed that scavenging reactions with NH2Cl decreased the radical

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concentrations (i.e., Reactions 8-10).

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Products from photolysis of S2O82- and NH2Cl

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The major products of NH2Cl photolysis were ammonium, nitrate, gaseous nitrogen and

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organic nitrogen (Figure 2). The formation of ammonium likely resulted from the oxidation of

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NH2Cl by NH2• (Reaction 11). The NHCl• radical is also formed via HO•, SO4•- and Cl2•-

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reactions with NH2Cl (Reactions 8-10). Recombination of this radical and its eventual 10

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oxidation can produce N2 gas (Reactions 12-13). A small amount of nitrate was produced

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throughout the experiment, possibly due to the reaction between NH2Cl and nitrite or H2O.31,45

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Organic nitrogen was likely the degradation products from the interaction of NH2• and NHCl•

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with 1,4-D. 46 - 48 Another possible pathway is that dissolved O2 reacts with NH2• forming

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intermediate products NH2O2•, which reacted with other radicals such as SO4•-, HO•, and Cl• to

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form nitrate.40 The formation of NO2• from nitrate photolysis subsequently resulted in the

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formation of organic nitrogen.49-51

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In the absence of S2O82-, photolysis converted 60% of NH2Cl to NH4+, 32% to organic nitrogen,

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3% to gaseous nitrogen and 5% to nitrate, respectively (Figure 2). In contrast, in the presence

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of S2O82-, NH2Cl photolysis generated more gaseous nitrogen and less organic nitrogen species.

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SO42-, with a 2:1 stoichiometry, was the only sulfur species observed from S2O82- photolysis

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(Figure S7). SO4•- directly oxidizes NH2Cl (Reaction 9) and yields N2 gas (Reaction 13). SO4•-

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could also withdraw elections from NH3 or NH4+ and oxidize them to N2.52 Consequently, the

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gaseous nitrogen formation almost doubled with the inclusion of S2O82- (Figure 2). The

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presence of O2 reacted with NH2• and promoted the formation of nitrate and subsequent

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organic nitrogen. The results suggest that O2 and S2O82- aid in the production of more highly

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oxidized nitrogen species.

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Impact of total oxidant dosage on 1,4-dioxane degradation

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The effect of total oxidant dosage on 1,4-D degradation was examined at two NH2Cl-to-S2O82

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molar ratios, specifically 0.1:1 and 1:1. The 0.1:1 ratio generally achieved 33% to 240% more

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1,4-D removal as compared to the 1:1 ratio (Figure 3A). The [SO4•-]ss was approximately 5

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oxidant dosage exceeded 4 mM (Figure 3C). At the optimal ratio of 0.1:1, when the total

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oxidant (i.e., S2O82- and NH2Cl) dosage exceeded 6 mM, major scavenging by S2O82- reduced

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the [HO•]ss by 15% (Reaction 14, Figure 3C), and consequently 1,4-D degradation rate

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dropped by 15% (Figure 3A). In contrast, at the NH2Cl-to-S2O82- ratio of 1:1, the 1,4-D

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removal rate exhibited a bell-shape curve with the maximal rate observed at 4 mM (Figure 3A).

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At this oxidant ratio, more SO4•- was transformed to Cl2•- that was less reactive with 1,4-D.

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Despite the conversion of Cl2•- to HO• (Reactions 3-7), the 1:1-ratio generally resulted in

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higher [Cl2•-]ss concentration and lower [SO4•-]ss compared to 0.1:1-ratio (Figures 3B and 3C).

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At the NH2Cl-to-S2O82- ratio of 1:1, when the total oxidant dosage exceeded 6 mM, more than

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90% of HO• was scavenged by NH2Cl and Cl- (Text S5.1), which resulted in a 30% decrease of

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[HO•]ss (Figure 3D).

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Impact of chloride on the photolysis of S2O82- and NH2Cl, and 1,4-D removal

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An increase of chloride concentration from 0.2 to 2 mM slowed 1,4-D degradation by 28%,

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and preferentially reduced the contribution from HO• (Figure 4A). There was a 40% and 80%

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reduction in [HO•]ss and [SO4•-]ss, respectively, whereas [Cl2•-]ss increased by 240% (Figure

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4B). The change of radical distribution was attributable to the chloride-assisted conversion of

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HO• and SO4•- to Cl2•- (Reactions 3-4). Up to 87% of HO• and 97% of SO4•- were scavenged

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by 2 mM of chloride (Texts S5.1 and 5.2); however, the ClOH•- quickly dissociated to generate

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HO• (Reactions 5-7). The presence of 2 mM chloride accelerated the reaction between HO• and

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Cl- (Reaction 15) and also accelerated the reaction of HClOH• with Cl- (Reaction 16).

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Approximately 9% of HClOH• was scavenged by 2 mM chloride forming Cl2•- (Text S7).

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These two reverse reactions led to elevated [Cl2•-]ss and reduced [HO•]ss. 12

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Impact of pH on the photolysis of S2O82- and NH2Cl, and 1,4-D removal

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RO permeate is typically acidic due to the application of acids as the scale inhibitors to the feed

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water. Therefore, it is important to understand the effect of a wider range of pH on the

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performance of UV/AOP (Figure 5A). The experimental data at the higher pH 8 showed

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enhanced treatment efficiency. The increase of 1,4-D degradation kinetics from pH 5 to 8 was

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accompanied by an increase of [HO•]ss and [SO4•-]ss (Figure 5B). The enhancement observed at

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higher pHs (e.g. pH 7 and 8) was likely due to the increased stability of NH2Cl. NH2Cl

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disproportionates into NHCl2 at pH 5 via an acid catalyzed reaction, which is further converted

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to trichloramine (NCl3).53,54 Dark control experiments showed that approximately 36% and 11%

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of NH2Cl decayed into NHCl2 after 20 minutes at pH 5 and 6, respectively (Figure S8).

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Furthermore, the disproportionation of NH2Cl also generates NH4+ which scavenges Cl•

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To further test the hypothesis that NH4+ could scavenge reactive chlorine species, additional

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UV/S2O82- experiments were conducted by varying the NH4+ concentration between 0 and 6

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mM with a constant chloride concentration of 4 mM. The presence of NH4+ up to 6 mM

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decreased the 1,4-D degradation by up to 30% (Figure S9). Collectively, the disproportionation

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of 0.2 mM NH2Cl to 0.14 mM NH4+ scavenged Cl• and Cl2•- (Reactions 17-18), and resulted in

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approximately 10% decrease of 1,4-D degradation rate at pH 5 compared to pH 8.

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The study demonstrated the application of an alternative oxidant, S2O82- in UV/AOP for 1,4-D

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removal for potable reuse. The findings suggest that UV/S2O82- is an efficient UV/AOP

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Specifically, UV/S2O82- can be operated efficiently in the presence of monochloramine, a

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disinfectant that is widely used in recycled water treatment trains. With careful control of the

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Cl2•-. Elevated pH could enhance treatment efficiency. Results from this study elucidate the

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This work was supported by grants to H.L. from the U.S. National Science Foundation (CHE-

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Fellowship and UC Riverside IGERT Water Sense Fellowship. We thank Alex Numa from UC

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Riverside and Guadalupe Lara from La Verne University for participation in this project. Laser

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Additional description of monochloramine preparation, calculations of steady-state

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Scheme 1 Radical generation and reaction pathways in UV photolysis of persulfate and

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Table 1 Rate constants and elemental reactions for Scheme 1.

No.

Rate Constant (M-1 s-1)

Reaction ௛ఔ

1 2

Sଶ Oଶି ሮ 2SO∙ି ସ ଼ ሱ ∙ି ି ∙ SOସ + Cl → SOଶି ସ + Cl

3

Cl∙ + Clି → Cl∙ି ଶ ି . Cl∙ି ଶ + Hଶ O → Cl + HClOH

4 5

HClOH . → H ା + ClOH .ି

6

ClOH .ି → Clି + OH ∙

7

NHଶ Cl ሱሮ NHଶ. + Cl∙ NHଶ Cl + OH . → NHCl. + Hଶ O

௛ఔ

8

Reference*

See Text S3

Calculated

3.1×108

55

8.5×109

56

1.3×10

3a

57

1.0×10

8a

57

6.1×10

9a

58

See Text S3

Calculated

5.1×108

59

9

ି . NHଶ Cl + SO∙ି ସ → NHCl + HSOସ

(2.4±0.2)×107

Measured

10

NHଶ Cl + Clଶ∙ି → NHCl. + H ା + 2Clି

(6.5±3.5)×106

Measured

11

NHଶ Cl + NHଶ∙ → NHCl. + NHଷ

(1.0±0.8)×105

Measured

∙ି . ∙ 12 NHCl. + SO∙ି ସ /OH /Clଶ /Cl → Nଶ + Prodcut 13 NHCl. + NHCl. → Nଶ + 2HCl ∙ି . ି 14 Sଶ Oଶି ଼ + OH → Sଶ O଼ + OH

1.0×109 1.0×109

Assumedb Assumedb

1.4×107

60

15

OH ∙ + Clି → ClOH .ି

4.3×109

61

16

HClOH . + Clି → Cl∙ି ଶ + Hଶ O

5.0×109

57

17

NHସା + Cl. → NHଶ. + HCl + H ା

(1.3±0.5)×105

Measured

18

. NHସା + Cl.ି ଶ → NHଶ + HCl + HCl

(1.3±0.5)×105

Measured

19

1,4 − D + Cl∙ି ଶ → product 1,4 − D + SO∙ି ସ → product 1,4 − D + OH . → product

3.3×106

14

4.1×107 3.1×109

62 63

20 21 306

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rate constants are in unit of s-1

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kNH Cl (x10-6 M•cm2•mJ-1) 2

0

2

4

6

B k1,4-D (x10-4 cm2•mJ-1)

10

8

6 S2O82Persulfate NH2Cl Monochloramine 4 1.6

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2.0

kS O ( 2

8

2-

2.4 x10-7

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Figure 1 Impact of NH2Cl dosage on the treatment of 1,4-dioxane by UV/ S2O82-/NH2Cl. (A)

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Contribution of radicals to 1,-4-dioxane degradation; (B) Correlation between 1,4-D

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]=2 mM, [1,4-dioxane]=250 µM, [Cl-]=0-4 mM, [benzoic acid]=10 µM, [nitrobenzene]=20 µM,

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considered radical scavenging reaction by NH2Cl (Reactions 8-10 in Table 1).

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N 2-purged

Air-saturated

Distribution of Nitrogen Products

100%

Organic c Organi nitrogen n nitroge

80%

Gaseous N2 60%

nitrogen

40%

NO3NO3-

20%

NH4+ NH4

0%

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UV/NH 0 2Cl

UV/S2 O822-+NH2 Cl

UV/NH 0 2Cl

UV/S2 O28 2 +NH2 Cl

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Figure 2 Impact of persulfate and dissolved oxygen on the distribution of nitrogen products

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Figure 3 Impact of zetal oxidant dosage on the treatment of 1,4-dioxane by UV/S2O82/NH2Cl.

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(A) Effect of total oxidant dosage on 1,4-dioxzne degradation rates; (B-D) Steady-state

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[benzoic acid]=10 µM, [nitrobenzene]=20 µM, pH=5.8, UV dose=2760 mJ•cm-2. Assumption

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Figure 4 Impact of chloride on 1,4-dioxane treatment by UV/S2O82-/NH2Cl. (A) Impact of

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on Cl2•- contribution in Figure 4A was based on the laser flash photolysis study and branching

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Figure 5 Impact of pH on 1,4-dioxane treatability by UV/S2O82-/NH2Cl. (A) Impact of pH on

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