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A study of the photodegradation of fluorescent whitening agents applied to wool, using real-time fluorescence spectroscopy

Collins, Stephen, Davidson, R. Stephen (1994) A study of the photodegradation of fluorescent whitening agents applied to wool, using real-time fluorescence spectroscopy. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology a-Chemistry, 77 (2-3). pp. 277-282. ISSN 1010-6030. (doi:10.1016/1010-6030(94)80054-5) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:20462)

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Abstract

Real-time fluorescence spectroscopy has been used to follow the photodegradation of four stilbene-based fluorescent whitening agents (FWAS) and two pyrazoline FWAs. The degradation of the FWAs is preceded by an induction period which is attributed to the wool protecting the FWAs by reaction of its cystyl residues with any photogenerated singlet oxygen. Oxidation of the cystyl residues opens up the way to allow reaction of wool residues with the stilbene FWAs via a reductive process and for degradation of the pyrazolines via a singlet oxygen-mediated process.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1016/1010-6030(94)80054-5
Subjects: Q Science > QD Chemistry
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Natural Sciences > Physics and Astronomy
Depositing User: P. Ogbuji
Date Deposited: 02 Jul 2009 16:05 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 09:58 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/20462 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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Davidson, R. Stephen.

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