Decomposition of Phenolic Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals by Potassium Permanganate

Yasuhiro ABE*, Tomoya UMEMURA and Kin-ichi TSUNODA

Nippon Chemical Industrial Co., Ltd.; 9-11-1, Kameido, Koto-ku, Tokyo 136-8515 Japan
Faculty of Engineering, Gunma University; 1-5-1, Tenjin-cho, Kiryu-shi 376-8515 Japan

A decomposition of phenolic endocrine disrupting chemicals (2,4-dichlorophenol, nonylphenol and bisphenol A) in aqueous solutions by potassium permanganate was tested. A solid phase micro extraction-gas chromatographic (SPME-GC) method was used for the analysis. Each compound (1 mg/L) in the mixed solution was completely decomposed by potassium permanganate (64 mg/L) within 60 min. The reaction efficiency was in the order of nonylphenol>bisphenol A>2,4-dichlorophenol>phenol.



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