In this study, palladium-loaded titania nano- tubes was fabricated on a titanium plate （Pd/TiO2NTs/Ti） for efficient electrodechlorination of 2,4-chlorophenol with a mild pH condition. The nature of PdYTiO2NTs/Ti el...In this study, palladium-loaded titania nano- tubes was fabricated on a titanium plate （Pd/TiO2NTs/Ti） for efficient electrodechlorination of 2,4-chlorophenol with a mild pH condition. The nature of PdYTiO2NTs/Ti electrodes was characterized by field-emission scanning electron microscope （FESEM）, X-ray diffraction （XRD）, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy （XPS）, and cyclic voltammetry （CV） techniques. The characterization results indicated the generation of Pd~ nanoparticles which were evenly dispersed on titania nanotubes arrays on the Pd/ TiO2NTs/Ti surface. An effective degradation efficiency of up to 91% was achieved within 60 min at cathode potential of -0.7 V （vs. SCE） and initial pH of 5.5. The effects of the applied cathode potential and initial pH on the degradation efficiency were studied. A near neutral condition was more favorable since very low and very high pHs were not conducive to the dechlorination process. Furthermore, the intermediates analysis showed that the Pd/TiO2NTs/Ti electrode could completely remove chlor- ine from 2, 4-dichlorophenol since only phenol was detected as the byproduct and the concentration of released chlorine ions indicated near-complete dechlorination. This work presents a good alternative technique for eliminating persistent chlorophenols in polluted wastewater without maintaining strong acidic environment.展开更多
基金Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education (SRFDP) (20050698034)Natural Science Basic Research Plan in Shaanxi Province of China (SJ08E106)
文摘In this study, palladium-loaded titania nano- tubes was fabricated on a titanium plate （Pd/TiO2NTs/Ti） for efficient electrodechlorination of 2,4-chlorophenol with a mild pH condition. The nature of PdYTiO2NTs/Ti electrodes was characterized by field-emission scanning electron microscope （FESEM）, X-ray diffraction （XRD）, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy （XPS）, and cyclic voltammetry （CV） techniques. The characterization results indicated the generation of Pd~ nanoparticles which were evenly dispersed on titania nanotubes arrays on the Pd/ TiO2NTs/Ti surface. An effective degradation efficiency of up to 91% was achieved within 60 min at cathode potential of -0.7 V （vs. SCE） and initial pH of 5.5. The effects of the applied cathode potential and initial pH on the degradation efficiency were studied. A near neutral condition was more favorable since very low and very high pHs were not conducive to the dechlorination process. Furthermore, the intermediates analysis showed that the Pd/TiO2NTs/Ti electrode could completely remove chlor- ine from 2, 4-dichlorophenol since only phenol was detected as the byproduct and the concentration of released chlorine ions indicated near-complete dechlorination. This work presents a good alternative technique for eliminating persistent chlorophenols in polluted wastewater without maintaining strong acidic environment.
