Electrochemical degradation of diuron and dichloroaniline at BDD electrode |
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Authors: | Anna Maria Polcaro Michele Mascia Simonetta Palmas Annalisa Vacca |
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Affiliation: | Dipartimento di Ingegneria Chimica e Materiali, Università degli Studi di Cagliari, Piazza d’armi, 09123 Cagliari, Italy |
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Abstract: | The degradation of diuron and 3,4-dichloroaniline (DCA) has been studied at boron-doped diamond (BDD) anode. A three electrode impinging jet cell was used to improve the mass transfer of the reactant to the electrode surface. In the whole range of experimental conditions examined, the reactants were completely mineralised and passivation of the electrode surface was not observed. HPLC and ionic chromatography analyses revealed that the reaction involves the oxidative ring-cleavage and the formation of stoichiometric amounts of chloride and ammonium ions. Depending on the specific experimental conditions, short-chained organic acids were also identified as intermediate products. Values of global current efficiencies greater than 20% were obtained even operating with low reactant concentration (0.17 mM for diuron and 2 mM for dichloroaniline) provided that a suitable ratio between applied current and mass transfer rate was guaranteed. |
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Keywords: | Diuron 3 4-Dichloroaniline Boron-doped diamond electrode Electrochemical oxidation |
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