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APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL
卷 93, 期 3-4, 页码 205-211出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2009.09.030
关键词
TiO2; Photocatalysis; Photoelectrocatalysis; Phenol
资金
- FAPESP
- CNPq
- INOMAT
The activity of transparent and highly porous nanocrystalline TiO2 electrodes for phenol degradation by heterogeneous photocatalysis was investigated. Electrochemical characterization, performed for electrodes with areas = 1.0 cm(2), revealed that the capacitance values increased under irradiation. Electrodes with areas = 9.0 cm(2) were used for remediation of 10 mL of an aqueous solution containing 50 mg L-1 of phenol. irradiated by a solar simulator, removal of 48% of total organic carbon was achieved after 3 h. The efficiency was significantly enhanced for electrochemically assisted photocatalysis; the average mineralization was 78% after 3 h and was almost complete after 6 h for a TiO2 electrode externally connected to a Pt counter-electrode and biased at +0.7 or +1.1 V with a potentiostat, or by a series connection to a solar cell. Phenol degradation exhibited pseudo-first-order kinetics, and application of the bias potential increased the rate constant from 0.21 to 0.47 h(-1). Applying a potential bias to the TiO2 electrode minimizes the recombination of photogenerated charge carriers and enhances the photocatalytic activity towards organic pollutant degradation. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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