Abstract
Advanced oxidation technologies often use peroxymonosulfate in the presence of CoIIaq. It is commonly assumed that the reaction of Co(H2O)62+ with HSO5− yields CoIIIaq and SO4.−. DFT results point out that first CoII(SO5)(H2O)2 is formed. The homolysis of CoII(SO5)(H2O)2 to yield (H2O)CoII(SO5)OH.+SO4.−, is exothermic but has a large activation energy. However the cobalt is not oxidized in this reaction. CoII(SO5)(H2O)2 reacts with a second HSO5− to form CoII(SO5)2(H2O)2− that decomposes via disproportionation of the monoperoxysulfate ions without oxidation of the central cobalt ion. Surprisingly even in the presence of ligands, L, that stabilize CoIII, i. e., pyrophosphate; tri-polyphosphate and ATP, the experimentally observed reaction mechanism involves the formation of LCoII-OOSO3aq which then reacts with another HSO5− to form LCoII-(OOSO32−)2. The latter complex decomposes via disproportionation of the monoperoxysulfate ligands followed by oxidation of the central cobalt cation. Alternatively, in the presence of excess CoIILaq, LCoII-OOSO3aq reacts with CoIILaq to form 2CoIIILaq. These results point out that the mechanism of advanced oxidation processes initiated by a mixture of Co(H2O)62+ and HSO5− must be re-considered.
Original language | English |
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Article number | e202100646 |
Pages (from-to) | e202100646 |
Journal | European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry |
Volume | 2022 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 11 Jan 2022 |
Keywords
- Catalytic processes
- Cobalt(II)
- Fenton like mechanism
- Oxidation Processes
- Peroxymonosulfate
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Inorganic Chemistry