Singlet Oxygen Generation in Alkaline Periodate Solution

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Singlet Oxygen Generation in Alkaline Periodate Solution Alok D. Bokare and Wonyong Choi*

School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang 790-784, Korea

Figure S1. Effect of dissolved oxygen on the transformation kinetics of periodate (IO4−) to iodate (IO3−): in the air-equilibrated solution (circle/black symbols) vs. in the continuously N2-purged solution (triangle/red symbols). [KIO4] = 1 mM, [KOH] = 1 mM and [FFA] = 100 µM.

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Figure S2. Effect of [Na2CO3] as superoxide scavenger on FFA oxidation kinetics in KIO4/KOH system. [KIO4] = 1 mM, [KOH] = 1 mM, [FFA] = 100 µM.

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Figure S3. Formation of blue formazan product (right sample) after 5 h reaction of nitroblue tetrazolium (NBT) with superoxide radicals generated in the KIO4/KOH system. The left sample represents the NBT aqueous solution before the reaction. [KIO4] = 1 mM, [KOH] = 1 mM, [NBT] = 1 mM.

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Figure S4. Effect of H2O2 concentration on FFA oxidation kinetics in the KIO4/KOH system. [KIO4] = 1 mM, [KOH] = 1 mM, [FFA] = 100 µM.

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Figure S5. pH-dependent speciation of periodate ion. Adapted from: Lee, C.; Yoon, J. J. Photochem. Photobiol. A 2004, 165, 35-41.

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Figure S6. Photograph of KIO4/KOH/FFA aqueous solutions taken 30 min after an addition of equimolar concentration of different benzenediols. From left-to-right, the vial contained catechol (CC), resorcinol (RSC) and hydroquinone (HQ), respectively. [KIO4] = 1 mM, [KOH] = 1 mM, [FFA] = 100 µM, [benzenediol] = 1 mM.

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Figure S7. Effect of dissolved oxygen on kinetics of FFA oxidation in alkaline periodate solution containing (a) Suwannee River Humic Acid and (b) Suwannee River Fulvic Acid. [KIO4]0 = 1 mM, [KOH]0 = 1 mM, [FFA]0 = 100 µM, [NOM] = 50 mg/L.

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Figure S8. Kinetics of (a) FFA oxidation and (b) the accompanying periodate transformation in presence of Aldrich Humic Acid (AHA). In panel (b), [IO4−] and [IO3−] are represented by closed and open symbols, respectively. [KIO4]0 = 1 mM, [KOH]0 = 1 mM, [FFA]0 = 100 µM. S8