“…Numerous studies on aromatic ketones on photoinduced charge transfer or/and energy transfer (Benitez et al, 1997;Haag et al, 1984;Huang and Shu, 1995;Poznyak and Vivero, 2005;Wu and Masten, 2002). In this case, following light absorption, benzophenone is capable of generating reactive oxidant species, such as singlet oxygen O 2 ( 1 g ) (Mehrdad et al, 2002a b), ketyl radical and others, which can oxidize a wide range of organic compounds (Blanchi and Watkins, 1974;Encinas et al, 1985;Encinas and Scaiano, 1981;Grewer and Brauer, 1994;Haselbach et al, 1991;Jacques et al, 1997;Kajii et al, 1987). This is especially relevant for the fate of organic matter in aquatic environments (Haag et al, 1984).…”