Asbestos-induced decomposition of hydrogen peroxide

Journal Article · Thu Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1985 · Environ. Res.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/0013-9351(85)90108-2· OSTI ID:5014651

Eberhardt, M K; Roman-Franco, A A; Quiles, M R

Decomposition of H/sub 2/O/sub 2/ by chrysotile asbestos was demonstrated employing titration with KMnO/sub 4/. The participation of OH radicals in this process was delineated employing the OH radical scavenger dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO). A mechanism involving the Fenton and Haber-Weiss reactions as the pathway for the H/sub 2/O/sub 2/ decomposition and OH radical production is postulated.

• Research Organization: Univ. of Puetro Rico - Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan
• OSTI ID: 5014651
• Journal Information: Environ. Res.; (United States), Vol. 37:2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ASBESTOS
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
HYDROGEN PEROXIDE
DECOMPOSITION
ANIMAL CELLS
BIOLOGICAL PATHWAYS
CARCINOGENESIS
DMSO
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
HYDROXYL RADICALS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
DATA
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INFORMATION
NUMERICAL DATA
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC SULFUR COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PATHOGENESIS
PEROXIDES
RADICALS
SULFOXIDES
560301* - Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology- Cells- (-1987)