Photooxidation of squalene on titanium dioxide particles
Presentation Type
Poster
Keywords
Photooxidation; TiO2
Department
Chemistry
Major
Chemistry
Abstract
The TiO2-mediated photoxidation of squalene, a 30-carbon isoprenoid in human skin oil and plant oils, was investigated using diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy (DRIFTS), solid-phase microextraction/gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (SPME/GC-MS), and UV-Vis spectrophotometry. The oxidation proceeds under UVA radiation (λmax = 365 nm) as well as under longer wavelengths into the blue light spectrum. Oxidation photoproducts included aldehydes, ketones and surface-bound carboxylates, coordinated in a bidentate fashion to the particle surface. The kinetics of the loss of squalene –CH2 and –CH3 absorptions and the rise of carbonyl features were studied, and proposed mechanisms are consistent with kinetics and photoproducts identified using DRIFTS, SPME/GC-MS and UV-Vis spectrophotometry.
Faculty Mentor
Dr. Jane A. Ganske
Funding Source or Research Program
Academic Year Undergraduate Research Initiative, Undergraduate Research Fellowship
Location
Waves Cafeteria
Start Date
1-4-2016 2:00 PM
End Date
1-4-2016 3:00 PM
Photooxidation of squalene on titanium dioxide particles
Waves Cafeteria
The TiO2-mediated photoxidation of squalene, a 30-carbon isoprenoid in human skin oil and plant oils, was investigated using diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy (DRIFTS), solid-phase microextraction/gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (SPME/GC-MS), and UV-Vis spectrophotometry. The oxidation proceeds under UVA radiation (λmax = 365 nm) as well as under longer wavelengths into the blue light spectrum. Oxidation photoproducts included aldehydes, ketones and surface-bound carboxylates, coordinated in a bidentate fashion to the particle surface. The kinetics of the loss of squalene –CH2 and –CH3 absorptions and the rise of carbonyl features were studied, and proposed mechanisms are consistent with kinetics and photoproducts identified using DRIFTS, SPME/GC-MS and UV-Vis spectrophotometry.