Chlorine disinfection chemistry of aromatic compounds. Polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons: rates, products, and mechanisms

Results are presented from studies on the mechanisms involved in the reaction of chlorine with phenanthrene (pH 3-10), fluorene (pH 3-5), and fluoranthene (pH 3-5), the reaction rates, and the products formed. The overall rate expression developed for phenanthrene is suggested as a model for correlating the reaction rates of chlorine with PAH in water over the entire pH range (pH 3-10) which may reasonably be expected during disinfection.