“…After 15.0 min, the newly formed peaks at 11.0 min and 9.6 min, with m / z values of 318.8 (product 1) and 206.6 (product 2), are shown in Supporting Information Figure b, and compounds with m / z values of 279.9 (product 3) and 140.6 (product 4) are identified in Supporting Information Figure c. Products 1 and 3 resulted from an attack on the –HN–C– aromatic rings of the dye by chlorine or hypochlorite oxidants to form –NH 2 , followed by hydroxylation of the aromatic rings and cleavage of the sulfoalkyl‐benzene group, which formed anthraquinone structures (Mascolo, Lopez, Bozzi, & Tiravanti, ). Product 1 was 1,4‐dihydroxy‐9,10‐dioxo‐9,10‐dihydroanthracene‐2‐sulfonate, which was identified in the degradation of RB19 by peroxydisulfate (McCallum et al, ) and a newly screened mixed bacterial flora DDMY2 (Xie et al, ). Product 2 underwent NH 2 group removal and generated an oxidation by‐product, which was previously detected in the electrolysis of RB19 (Vasconcelos et al, ).…”