Browsing by Author "Somyote Sutthivaiyakit"

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    Degradation products of profenofos as identified by high-field FTICR mass spectrometry: Isotopic fine structure approach
    (Taylor and Francis Inc., 2017) Dusit Angthararuk; Mourad Harir; Philippe Schmitt-Kopplin; Somyote Sutthivaiyakit; Antonius Kettrup; Pakawadee Sutthivaiyakit; M. Harir; Research Unit Analytical BioGeoChemistry, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Helmholtz Zentrum M�nchen, Neuherberg, Ingolstaedter Landstrasse 1, D-85764, Germany; email: Mourad.harir@helmholtz-muenchen.de
    This study was performed to identify the degradation products of profenofos �a phenyl organothiophosphate insecticide� in raw water (RW) collected from the entry point of Metropolitan Water Works Authority �Bangkaen, Thailand� and ultrapure water (UPW) with and without TiO2 under simulated sunlight irradiation. Degradation of profenofos was followed with ultrahigh performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC) and follows pseudo first-order kinetic. Accordingly, high-field FTICR mass spectrometry coupled to an electrospray ionization source was used to reveal the degradation routes of profenofos and the isotopic fine structures (IFS) elucidations to approve the chemical structures of its degradation products. More degradation products were detected in UPW as compared to RW. Consequently, two main degradation pathways namely (i) interactive replacements of bromine and hydrogen by hydroxyl functional groups and (ii) rupture of PO, PS, CBr and CCl bonds were observed. None interactive replacement of chlorine by hydroxyl functional group was detected. Accordingly, mechanistical pathways of the main degradation products were established. � 2017 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
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    Photo-catalysis of bromacil under simulated solar light using Au/TiO2: evaluation of main degradation products and toxicity implications
    (Springer Verlag, 2015) Dusit Angthararuk; Pakawadee Sutthivaiyakit; Christian Blaise; Fran�ois Gagn�; Somyote Sutthivaiyakit; P. Sutthivaiyakit; Department of Chemistry and Center of Excellence for Innovation in Chemistry, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, 10903, Thailand; email: fscipws@ku.ac.th
    Bromacil (5-bromo-3-sec-butyl-6-methyluracil) is a substituted uracil herbicide used worldwide. It is not readily biodegradable and has the potential to contaminate different types of water bodies with possible impact on diverse non-target species. In this work, degradation of bromacil in aqueous Au/TiO2 suspension under simulated sunlight allowed fourteen degradation products to be identified. The photodegradation of bromacil followed (pseudo) first order kinetics in the presence of 0.2�g�L_1 of Au/TiO2 with a half-life of 25.66 � 1.60�min and a rate constant of 0.0271 � 0.0023�min_1. Transformation routes of the photo-catalytic degradation of bromacil were then proposed. Complementary toxicity assessment of the treated bromacil solution revealed a marked decrease in toxicity, thereby confirming that by-products formed would be less harmful from an environmental point of view. Photo-catalytic degradation of bromacil thus appears to hold promise as a cost-effective treatment technology to diminish the presence of this herbicide in aquatic systems. � 2014, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.