Xiu, Fu-Rong’s team published research in Chemosphere in 2020-06-30 | 104-76-7

Chemosphere published new progress about Cyclization. 104-76-7 belongs to class alcohols-buliding-blocks, and the molecular formula is C8H18O, Name: 2-Ethylhexan-1-ol.

Xiu, Fu-Rong; Lu, Yongwei; Qi, Yingying published the artcile< DEHP degradation and dechlorination of polyvinyl chloride waste in subcritical water with alkali and ethanol: A comparative study>, Name: 2-Ethylhexan-1-ol, the main research area is polyvinyl chloride ethanol dechlorination diethylhexyl phthalate degradation wastewater treatment; DEHP; Degradation; PVC; Phthalic acid ester; Subcritical water.

In this study, subcritical water-NaOH (CW-NaOH) and subcritical water-C2H5OH (CW-C2H5OH) processes were developed for diethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP) degradation and dechlorination of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) waste. The introduction of NaOH or C2H5OH in subcritical water had a noticeable influence on the mechanism of DEHP degradation and dechlorination. For both CW-NaOH and CW-C2H5OH treatments, the increase in temperature could increase dechlorination efficiency (DE) of PVC. The DE of CW-NaOH is much higher than that of CW-C2H5OH under the same conditions. The DE of CW-NaOH could exceed 95% at 300°C. Hydroxyl nucleophilic substitution was the main dechlorination mechanism in CW-NaOH, while nucleophilic substitution and direct dehydrochlorination were equally important in CW-C2H5OH. In CW-NaOH treatment, 2-ethyl-1-hexanol, benzaldehyde, and toluene were obtained by hydrolysis and reduction reactions of DEHP. Acetophenone was produced by the further cyclization, dehydrogenation and rearrangement reactions of 2-ethyl-1-hexanol. Transesterification was the main degradation pathway of DEHP in CW-C2H5OH at 300°C. The cyclization and dehydration of 2-ethyl-1-hexanol resulted in producing a high level of ethyl-cyclohexane and 1-ethyl-cyclohexene in CW-C2H5OH at 350°C. Furthermore, high concentration of Et palmitate and Et stearate could be prepared in CW-C2H5OH system by the strong reactivity of C2H5OH with the lubricants in PVC.

Chemosphere published new progress about Cyclization. 104-76-7 belongs to class alcohols-buliding-blocks, and the molecular formula is C8H18O, Name: 2-Ethylhexan-1-ol.

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