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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
Volume 179, Issue -, Pages 99-106Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2011.10.065
Keywords
PbO2; Ionic liquids; Electrocatalysis; Bisphenol A; Hydroxyl radicals
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21075078]
- Natural Science Foundation of Shandong province of China [ZR2010BM005]
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This study presents an electrocatalytic method for the degradation of bisphenol A (BPA) in water based on a novel Ti-based PbO2-ionic liquids (ILs) electrode. The electrode showed a high stability and reusability due to the better electroconductivity and reusability of ILs. Besides, the influence factors on BPA degradation were investigated in detail, and under the optimal conditions the degradation efficiency of BPA could reach 100% within 150 min. What's more, over 75% chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal was achieved on PbO2-ILs(10%)/Ti electrode. The mechanism of the degradation reaction was proposed based on the results of high performance liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (LC/MS). It was deduced that hydroxyl radicals (center dot OH) generated in the electrocatalytic process played a key role in oxidizing BPA to form CO2 and H2O, which could be determined by fluorescence methods. All these results illustrated that PbO2-ILs/Ti electrode was effective for pollutants degradation and had a great potential application. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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