Journal
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
Volume 345, Issue -, Pages 233-241Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2018.03.158
Keywords
Metal oxide composite; Electrocatalyst; 1,4-Dioxane; Decolorization; Ti mesh anode
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- Convergence Technology Project from the Korea Environmental Industry & Technology Institute [2015001640004]
- Korea Ministry of Environment
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Electrocatalytic degradation of micropollutants is an attractive strategy for advanced wastewater management, but the development and optimization of innovative anodic materials are needed. This study investigated newly designed metal-TiO2 nanopowder composite coated Ti mesh anodes for enhanced degradation of 1,4-dioxane (10 mg/L spiked) and dyes present in real industrial wastewater effluents. Based on multi-component mixture coating tests, a metal-TiO2 composite for the most efficient electrocatalytic degradation of 1,4-dioxane was attained in the binary molar composition range of Ru:Ti = 0.6:0.4-0.9:0.1. Interestingly, Ir addition (i.e., ternary metal oxide composite) always had an antagonistic impact on the electrocatalytic performance. The binary metal oxide composite structure was X-rayed and identified as comprising RuO2-TiO2 crystals. Substantive removal of 1,4-dioxane and color was achieved with a small coating amount, but thicker coating had no or negative effects. This is possibly because the production of the oxidants responsible for organics degradation (reactive chlorine species and hydrogen peroxide) decreases with excessive coating layers. A properly coated binary RuO2-TiO2 composite Ti mesh anode was as effective (or more so) than the boron-doped diamond electrode in terms of 1,4-dioxane degradation and decolorization of real textile wastewater.
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