The degradation of clopyralid with the homogeneous and
heterogeneous Fenton process was carried out under mild reaction conditions
in aqueous solution. A complete degradation of clopyralid was obtained
with the homogeneous Fenton reaction. Therefore, the influence of
several parameters such as the initial concentrations of the catalyst,
clopyralid, and H2O2 as well as the initial
pH value on the homogeneous reaction was investigated. Several reaction
intermediates and end products could be identified and allowed one
to propose a degradation pathway of clopyralid. The heterogeneous
degradation of clopyralid could only be achieved in the presence of
HCl. Under these conditions, iron ions were detected in the reaction
suspension, which indicates that the reaction is not heterogeneously
but rather homogeneously catalyzed.
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