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Electrochemical Oxidation of Phenol using Persulfate and Nanosized Zero-valent Iron

과황산염과 나노영가철을 이용한 페놀의 전기화학적 산화

  • Kim, Cheolyong (Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Pusan National University) ;
  • Ahn, Jun-Young (Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Pusan National University) ;
  • Kim, Tae Yoo (Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Pusan National University) ;
  • Hwang, Inseong (Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Pusan National University)
  • 김철용 (부산대학교 사회환경시스템공학과) ;
  • 안준영 (부산대학교 사회환경시스템공학과) ;
  • 김태유 (부산대학교 사회환경시스템공학과) ;
  • 황인성 (부산대학교 사회환경시스템공학과)
  • Received : 2017.01.16
  • Accepted : 2017.03.30
  • Published : 2017.04.30
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Abstract

The efficiency and mechanism of electrochemical phenol oxidation using persulfate (PS) and nanosized zero-valent iron (NZVI) were investigated. The pseudo-first-order rate constant for phenol removal by the electrochemical/PS/NZVI ($1mA^*cm^{-2}/12$ mM/6 mM) process was $0.81h^{-1}$, which was higher than those of the electrochemical/PS and PS/NZVI processes. The electrochemical/PS/NZVI system removed 1.5 mM phenol while consuming 6.6 mM PS, giving the highest stoichiometric efficiency (0.23) among the tested systems. The enhanced phenol removal rates and efficiencies observed for the electrochemical/PS/NZVI process were attributed to the interactions involving the three components, in which the electric current stimulated PS activation, NZVI depassivation, phenol oxidation, and PS regeneration by anodic or cathodic reactions. The electrochemical/PS/NZVI process effectively removed phenol oxidation products such as hydroquinone and 1,4-benzoquinone. Since the electric current enhances the reactivities of PS and NZVI, process performance can be optimized by effectively manipulating the current.

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