Effect of Sb dopant amount on the structure and electrocatalytic capability of Ti/Sb-SnO_2 electrodes in the oxidation of 4-chlorophenol
Effect of Sb dopant amount on the structure and electrocatalytic capability of Ti/Sb-SnO_2 electrodes in the oxidation of 4-chlorophenol作者机构:Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences Ministry of Education of China Department of Environmental Engineering Peking University Beijing 100871 China State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering Institute of Process Engineering Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100080 China
出 版 物:《Journal of Environmental Sciences》 (环境科学学报(英文版))
年 卷 期:2007年第19卷第11期
页 面:1380-1386页
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基 金:Project supported by the Institute of Environmental Engineering Peking University and China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No.2005037032)
主 题:4-chlorophenol cyclic voltammogram electrochemical oxidation Sb dopant Ti/Sb-SnO2 electrode
摘 要:Ti/Sb-SnO2 anodes were prepared by thermal decomposition to examine the influence of the amount of Sb dopant on the structure and electrocatalytic capability of the electrodes in the oxidation of 4-chlorophenol. The physicochemical properties of the Sb-SnO2 coating were markedly influenced by different amounts of Sb dopant. The electrodes, which contained 5% Sb dopant in the coating, presented a much more homogenous surface and much smaller mud-cracks, compared with Ti/Sb-SnO2 electrodes containing 10% or 15% Sb dopant, which exibited larger mud cracks and pores on the surface. However, the main microstructure remained unchanged with the addition of the Sb dopant. No new crystal phase was observed by X-ray diffraction (XRD). The electrochemical oxidation of 4-chlorophenol on the Ti/SnO2 electrode with 5% Sb dopant was inclined to electrochemical combustion; while for those containing more Sb dopant, intermediate species were accumulated. The electrodes with 5% Sb dopant showed the highest efficiency in the bulk electrolysis of 4-chlorophenol at a current density of 20 mA/cm^2 for 180 min; and the removal rates of 4-chlorophenol and COD were 51.0% and 48.9%, respectively.