Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering
>> 2015,
Volume 9,
Issue 5
doi:
10.1007/s11783-015-0794-x
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Efficient dechlorination of 2,4-dichlorophenol in an aqueous media with a mild pH using a Pd/TiO
School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
Accepted: 2015-06-09
Available online: 2015-10-08
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Abstract
In this study, palladium-loaded titania nanotubes was fabricated on a titanium plate (Pd/TiO NTs/Ti) for efficient electrodechlorination of 2,4-chlorophenol with a mild pH condition. The nature of Pd/TiO NTs/Ti electrodes was characterized by field-emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and cyclic voltammetry (CV) techniques. The characterization results indicated the generation of Pd nanoparticles which were evenly dispersed on titania nanotubes arrays on the Pd/TiO NTs/Ti surface. An effective degradation efficiency of up to 91% was achieved within 60 min at cathode potential of −0.7 V ( SCE) and initial pH of 5.5. The effects of the applied cathode potential and initial pH on the degradation efficiency were studied. A near neutral condition was more favorable since very low and very high pHs were not conducive to the dechlorination process. Furthermore, the intermediates analysis showed that the Pd/TiO NTs/Ti electrode could completely remove chlorine from 2, 4-dichlorophenol since only phenol was detected as the byproduct and the concentration of released chlorine ions indicated near-complete dechlorination. This work presents a good alternative technique for eliminating persistent chlorophenols in polluted wastewater without maintaining strong acidic environment.
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