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Hydrolysis

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Hydrolysis is a common degradation route in the environment, namely the reaction of a substance with water with a net exchange of the X group with an OH at the reaction centre such that RX + H2O → ROH + HX. Hydrolysis is often dependent upon pH as the reaction is commonly driven by hydrogen or hydroxide ions. Hydrolysis kinetics is usually determined experimentally and should be used to consider the test type and whether parent or degradation product should be tested.

In the case of Direct Orange 118, hydrolysis can be considered as a negligible degradation pathway due to the chemical structure and functional groups present.

Additionally, due to the intended use, dyes are not intended to be readily transformed in water as this would cause a rapid destruction of the dyestuff, rendering it unfit to the purpose. As such, it is reasonalble that such substances are not readily hydrolyzed.