Photoelectrocatalytic degradation of quinoline with a novel three-dimensional electrode-packed bed photocatalytic reactor

The clomazone herbicide wastewater was treated using a combined technology composed of electrochemical catalytic oxidation and biological contact degradation. A new type of electrochemical reactor was fabricated and a Ti/SnO2 electrode was chosen as the anode in electrochemical-oxidation reactor and stainless steel as the cathode. Ceramic rings loaded with SnO2 were used as three-dimensional electrodes forming a packed bed. The operation parameters that might influence the degradation of organic contaminants in the clomazone wastewater were optimized. When the cell voltage was set at 30 V and the volume of particle electrodes was designed as two-thirds of the volume of the total reactor bed, the chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal rate could reach 82% after 120 min electrolysis, and the ratio of biochemical oxygen demand (BOD)/COD of wastewater increased from 0.12 to 0.38. After 12 h degradation with biological contact oxidation, the total COD removal rate of the combined technology reached 95%, and effluent COD was below 120 mg/L. The results demonstrated that this electrocatalytic oxidation method can be used as a pretreatment for refractory organic wastewater before biological treatment.

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Study on Photoelectrocatalytic of Three-Dimensional Electrode Using TiO2 Coated γ-Al2O3 and Scrap Iron Particle Electrode

Applied Mechanics and Materials ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.71-78.972 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 71-78 ◽

pp. 972-975 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Hui Dong Su ◽

Hong Lei Du

Keyword(s):

Aqueous Solution ◽

Methylene Blue ◽

Titanium Oxide ◽

Sol Gel ◽

Three Dimensional ◽

Chloride Concentration ◽

Cell Voltage ◽

Oxide Coatings ◽

Photoelectrocatalytic Degradation ◽

Scrap Iron

Titanium oxide coatings(TiO2/Ti) were formed on the titanium surface by micro-arc oxidation(MAO) in Na3PO4solution.And using the TiO2/Ti as anod electrode, the titanium as counter electrode in the system of three-dimensional electrode.Coated γ- Al2O3(TiO2/γ-Al2O3) that prepared by sol-gel dipcoating method ,and scrap iron mixture as particle electrode, combining with the UV lamp and regulated power supply make up the three-dimensional electrode photoelectrocatalysis system. The photoelectrocatalysis system use 0.02M Na2SO4aqueous solution as supporting electrolyte.The photoelectrocatalytic ability of titanium oxide coatings were evaluated by photoelectrocatalytic degradation of methylene blue aqueous solution.The experiment demonstrate that compare to photoelectrocatalytic degradation of single TiO2/Ti film and only adsorbtion, the photoelectrocatalysis of three-dimensional electrode with coated particle electrode have the synergistic effect with them, which can improve the degradation of methylene blue aqueous solution. When the methylthionine chloride concentration of 5mg/L, cell voltage of 7V. The three-dimensional electrode photoelectrocatalysis degradation of methylene blue compare to traditional two-dimensional plate electrodes which without particle electrode increase 43.35% after 3 hours photoelectrocatalysis.

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