Water Research

Factors on the formation of strong mutagen [3-chloro-4-(dichloromethyl)-5-hydroxy-2 (5H)-furanone] MX by chlorination of syringaldehyde

Y Chengyong, C Zhuo, Z Huixian, L Junhe, Z Jinqi

Index: Chengyong, Yang; Zhuo, Chen; Huixian, Zou; Junhe, Lu; Jinqi, Zhang Water Research, 2000 , vol. 34, # 17 p. 4313 - 4317

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Abstract

Syringaldehyde (4-hydroxy-3, 5-dimethoxybenzaldehyde) was chlorinated in the laboratory at different reaction time, temperature, pH and chlorine dose, and MX was determined and quantified by GC/MS. The finding suggests that the optimal chlorination conditions are as follows: temperature= 298 K, pH= 5, Cl: syrin.(mol: mol)= 9: 1. We also found that the formation of MX increased with the syringaldehyde concentration in a linear relationship. ...