• 제목/요약/키워드: Electrochemical catalysis

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Electrochemical degradation of Orange G in K2SO4 and KCl medium

  • Hamous, Hanene;Khenifi, Aicha;Bouberka, Zohra;Derriche, Zoubir
    • Environmental Engineering Research
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    • 제25권4호
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    • pp.571-578
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    • 2020
  • In this work, a detailed study on the electrochemical degradation of an azo dye, Orange G is performed using a platinum electrode. Indeed, the influence of the dye concentration (50-150 mg/L), the pH of the medium and the density of the electric current is studied on the rate of discoloration, the rate of mineralization, the efficiency of the electric current and the energy consumption. The UV-visible spectra of OG plotted against the degradation time show the decrease of the intensity of the characteristic dye peaks. In an environment rich in chlorides, all peaks disappear after 15 min of degradation. However, the peaks at wavelengths of 200 and 290 nm appeared after one hour of treatment. In K2SO4, the eliminated percentages are respectively 46, 54 and 61% for wavelengths of 245, 330 and 480 nm. This suggests that the degradation mechanisms in K2SO4 and KCl environments are not the same. In the middle rich in chlorides, the eliminated percentage of OG did not seem to be affected by the concentrations increase. These results confirm the hypothesis that electrochemical oxidation process is very favorable for concentrated pollutants discharge.

Methyl Viologen Mediated Oxygen Reduction in Ethanol Solvent: the Electrocatalytic Reactivity of the Radical Cation

  • Lin, Qianqi;Li, Qian;Batchelor-McAuley, Christopher;Compton, Richard G.
    • Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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    • 제4권2호
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    • pp.71-80
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    • 2013
  • The study of methyl viologen ($MV^{2+}$) mediated oxygen reduction in electrolytic ethanol media possesses potential application in the electrochemical synthesis of hydrogen peroxide mainly due to the advantages of the much increased solubility of molecular oxygen ($O_2$) and high degree of reversibility of $MV^{2+/{\bullet}+}$ redox couple. The diffusion coefficients of both $MV^{2+}$ and $O_2$ were investigated via electrochemical techniques. For the first time, $MV^{2+}$ mediated $O_2$ reduction in electrolytic ethanol solution has been proved to be feasible on both boron-doped diamond and micro-carbon disc electrodes. The electrocatalytic response is demonstrated to be due to the radical cation, $MV^{{\bullet}+}$. The homogeneous electron transfer step is suggested to be the rate determining step with a rate constant of $(1{\pm}0.1){\times}10^5M^{-1}s^{-1}$. With the aid of a simulation program describing the EC' mechanism, by increasing the concentration ratio of $MV^{2+}$ to $O_2$ electrochemical catalysis can be switched from a partial to a 'total catalysis' regime.

전기화학공학 기술 : 수처리 공정 (Electrochemical Technologies : Water Treatment)

  • 이재영;이재광;엄성현;이혜진
    • 공업화학
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    • 제22권3호
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    • pp.235-242
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    • 2011
  • 본 총설은 전극표면과 수용액 사이의 계면에서의 산화 및 환원반응을 이용하여 수용액 내 존재하는 유해한 유기화합물, 중금속 이온 등을 처리 가능한 최근의 전기화학기술에 대해서 정리 요약한 것이다. 수처리에 사용 가능한 전기화학기술은 일반적으로 고온, 고압을 요구하지 않으므로 비용면과 안정성면에서 장점을 지니고 있으며, 또한 높은 시스템 효율로서 다양한 성분을 포함한 폐수를 동시에 처리 가능하다는 것을 소개하고자 한다. 무엇보다 중요한 것은 전극소재의 선택과 사용이다.

Bioelectrochemical Mn(II) Leaching from Manganese Ore by Lactococcus lactis SK071115

  • Jeon, Bo-Young;Park, Doo-Hyun
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • 제21권2호
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    • pp.154-161
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    • 2011
  • L. lactis sk071115 has been shown to grow more actively and generate lower levels of lactate in glucose-defined medium with nitrate than in medium with Mn(IV). By adding Mn(IV) to a L. lactis culture, lactate production was relatively reduced in combination with Mn(II) production, but cell mass production levels did not increase. Both cell-free extract and intact L. lactis cells reacted electrochemically with Mn(IV) but did not react with Mn(II) upon cyclic voltammetry using neutral red (NR) as an electron mediator. A modified graphite felt cathode with NR (NR-cathode) was employed to induce electrochemical reducing equivalence for bacterial metabolism. Cell-free L. lactis extract catalyzed the reduction of Mn(IV) to Mn(II) under both control and electrochemical reduction conditions; however, the levels of Mn(II) generated under electrochemical reduction conditions were approximately 4 times those generated under control conditions. The levels of Mn(II) generated by the catalysis of L. lactis immobilized in the NR-cathode (L-NR-cathode) under electrochemical reduction conditions were more than 4 times that generated under control conditions. Mn(II) production levels were increased by approximately 2.5 and 4.5 times by the addition of citrate to the reactant under control and electrochemical reduction conditions, respectively. The cumulative Mn(II) produced from manganese ore by catalysis of the L-NR-cathode for 30 days reached levels of approximately 3,800 and 16,000 mg/l under control and electrochemical reduction conditions, respectively. In conclusion, the electrochemical reduction reaction generated by the NR-cathode activated the biochemical reduction of Mn(IV) to Mn(II) by L. lactis.

Ionic Recognition with Quinone-Derivatized Calixarenes in Solution and at Self-Assembled Monlayers

  • Kim Hasuck;Kang Sun Kil;Chung Taek Dong
    • 전기화학회지
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    • 제3권2호
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    • pp.69-71
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    • 2000
  • 카르복시산과 이황하물 다리를 가지며 산화환원 활성이 있는 칼릭스[4]아렌을 합성하였고 그것이 은과 금 표면 위에 자발적으로 흡착하는 것을 관찰하였다. 칼릭스[4]아렌은 특이한 구조 때문에 수용액에서 알칼리 토금속이온에 선택적인 친화력을 보인다 한편 둥그런 이온 수용체를 전극 위에 고정시켰을 때 금속 이온을 포획하는 것을 전압전류법 및 분광학적인 연구를 통해 확인하였다. 아울러 EDTA와 같은 강한 킬레이트제를 이용하여 이온을 가역적으로 제거할 수 있음을 보였다.

Electrocatalytic Oxidation of HCOOH on an Electrodeposited AuPt Electrode: its Possible Application in Fuel Cells

  • Uhm, Sung-Hyun;Jeon, Hong-Rae;Lee, Jae-Young
    • Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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    • 제1권1호
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    • pp.10-18
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    • 2010
  • Controlled electrodeposition of dendritic nano-structured gold-platinum (AuPt) alloy onto an electrochemically pretreated carbon paper substrate was conducted in an attempt to improve catalyst utilization and to secure an electronic percolation network toward formic acid (FA) fuel cell application. The AuPt catalysts were obtained by potentiostatic deposition. AuPt catalysts synthesized as bimetallic alloys with 60% Au content exhibited the highest catalytic activity towards formic acid electro-oxidation. The origin of this high activity and the role of Au were evaluated, in particular, by XPS analysis. Polarization and stability measurements with 1 mg $cm^{-2}$ AuPt catalyst (only 0.4 mg $cm^{-2}$ Pt) showed 52 mW $cm^{-2}$ and sustainable performance using 3M formic acid and dry air at $40^{\circ}C$.

Pt Catalysts Prepared via Top-down Electrochemical Approach: Synthesis Methodology and Support Effects

  • Alexandra Kuriganova;Igor Leontyev;Nikolay Leontyev;Nina Smirnova
    • Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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    • 제15권3호
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    • pp.345-352
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    • 2024
  • The synthesis of Pt nanoparticles and catalytically active materials using the electrochemical top-down approach involves dispersing Pt electrodes in an electrolyte solution containing alkali metal cations and support material powder using an alternating pulsed current. Platinum is dispersed to form particles with a predominant crystallographic orientation of Pt(100) and a particle size of approximately 7.6±1.0 nm. The dispersed platinum particles have an insignificant content of PtOx phase (0.25±0.03 wt.%). The average formation rate was 9.7±0.5 mg cm-2 h-1. The nature of the support (carbon material, metal oxide, carbon-metal oxide hybrid) had almost no effect on the formation rate of the Pt nanoparticles as well as their crystallographic properties. Depending on the nature of the support material, Pt-containing catalytic materials obtained by the electrochemical top-down approach showed good functional performance in fuel cell technologies (Pt/C), catalytic oxidation of CO (Pt/Al2O3) and electrochemical oxidation of methanol (Pt/TiO2-C) and ethanol (Pt/SnO2-C).

Lessons from Korean Innovation Model for ASEAN Countries Towards a Knowledge Economy

  • Ocon, Joey D.;Phihusut, Doungkamon;del Rosario, Julie Anne D.;Tuan, Trinh Ngoc;Lee, Jaeyoung
    • STI Policy Review
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    • 제4권2호
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    • pp.19-40
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    • 2013
  • The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) achieved relatively rapid economic growth over the past decade. Sustainable growth among member states, however, is put into question due to macroeconomic challenges, political risk, and vulnerability to external shocks. Developed countries, in contrast, have turned into less labor-intensive technologies to further expand their economies. In this paper, we review the science, technology, and innovation (STI) policies and statuses of the scientific and technological capabilities of the ASEAN member countries. Empirical results based on STI indicators (R&D spending, publications, patents, and knowledge economy indices) reveal considerable variation between the science and technology (S&T) competence and effectiveness of STI policies of ASEAN members. We have categorized nations into clusters according their situations in their S&T productivity. Under the Korean Innovation Model, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Brunei are classified as being in the institutional-building stage, while Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam in the catch up stage, and Singapore in the post-catch up stage. Finally, policy prescriptions on how to enhance the S&T capabilities of the developing ASEAN countries, based on the South Korea development experience, are presented.

Voltammetric Studies of Guanine and Its Derivatives by (TEX)$Ru(bpy)^{2+/3+}$(/TEX) Mediator on Indium Tin Oxide Electrode

  • 김진형
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • 제21권7호
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    • pp.709-711
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    • 2000
  • Oxidizing metal complex mediates the electrochemical oxidation of guanine nucleotides. This catalysis results in an enhancement in cyclic voltammograms that yield the rate constant for the oxidation of guanine by the metal complex via digital simulation. The rate constant of oxidation of guanine by Ru(bpy)3(3+) is 6.4 x 10(5)M(-1)s(-l). The rate constant and the enhanced current depend on the number of phosphate groups on the sugar of nucleotidc. Also the modified guanine bases show different oxidation rate constants following the trend guanine-5'- monophosphatc (GMP) > 8-bromo-guanine-5'-monophosphate (8-Br-GMP) > xanthosine -5'-monophosphate (XMP) > inosinc-5'-monophosphate (IMP). The guanine bases derivatized differently are all distinguishable from one another, providing a basis for studying electrochemistry of DNA and RNA and developing electrochemical biosensors.