Degradation of 2-chloroethylphenylsulfide by nano zinc oxide

This project was performed out in study of degradation of 2-CEPS with nanosized ZnO under different conditions. Degradation of 2-chloroethylphenylsulfide with nanosized and non-nanosized ZnO under different conditions has been studied using GC and GC-MS. Experiments were carried out upon different samples of ZnO (dry and wet nano and non-nanosized) under ultraviolet radiation and absent of it. On the surface of the very reactive ZnO particles, 2-chloroethylphenylsulfide undergoes degradation reaction to yield 2-hydroxyethylphenylsulfiede, 2-ethoxyethylphenylsulfde, and vinylphenylsulfide as products. The results show that the maximum degradation of 2-chloro ethylphenylsulfide is obtained on the surface of wet nanosized ZnO in present of UV.