RUI: Halogenation of Model Compounds of the Humic Acids: Investigation of Contaminant Formation During Drinking Water Treatment

这项工作的目的是研究饮用水污染物的形成。将研究氯化剂（在某些情况下是溴化剂）与腐植酸和其他有机物质反应形成的化合物。一些与苯酚和间苯二酚相关的腐植酸模型，以前很少受到关注，将在各种溶剂中进行氯化和溴化，并确定反应产物。二氯胺是一种活性氯化剂，在接近中性pH的水中与酚类物质发生反应。涉及腐植酸模型和含有氯-氧键的氧化剂的反应也将受到关注。还将对溴化剂进行类似的研究。有了这个奖项，有机和大分子化学项目支持了洛马拿撒勒学院化学系Victor L. Heasley博士的研究。希斯利博士将研究在用氯化剂处理饮用水的过程中污染物的形成。自然产生的腐植酸（所有水域中都有植物物质）模型将用氯和溴处理，并测定反应产物。了解了这些反应，就可以了解如何在减少这些副产物的同时实现水的净化。参与本项目的学生将获得环境化学和有机化学方面的经验。这些本科生通常会继续在制药或特种化工行业工作，或者继续在研究生院或医学院深造。

The objective of this work is to investigate the formation of drinking water contaminants. Compounds which are formed by the reaction of chlorinating (and in some cases brominating) agents with humic acids and other organic materials will be studied. A number of phenol and resorcinol related humic acid models, which have received little attention previously, will be chlorinated and brominated in a variety of solvents and the reaction products will be identified. Reactions of dichloramine, the active chlorinating agent at near neutral pH in water, with phenols will be studied. Reactions involving humic acid models and oxidants containing chlorine-oxygen bonds will also receive attention. Similar studies with brominating agents will also be performed. With this award, the Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry Program is supporting the research of Dr. Victor L. Heasley of the Department of Chemistry at Point Loma Nazarene College. Dr. Heasley will explore contaminant formation which occurs during the treatment of drinking water with chlorinating agents. Models of naturally occurring humic acids (plant material found in all waters) will be treated with chlorine and bromine and the reaction products determined. Understanding these reactions should provide information about how water purification can be accomplished in conjunction with minimizing the amount of these byproducts formed. Students trained as a result of working on this RUI (Research in Undergraduate Institutions) project will gain experience in environmental chemistry as well as organic chemistry. These undergraduate students typically go on to work in the pharmaceutical or specialty chemical industries or go on to advanced study in graduate or medical schools.