The secondary pollution caused by modification of an electrode due to doping of harmful materials has long been a big concern.In this study,an environmentally friendly material,conductive carbon black,was adopted for ...The secondary pollution caused by modification of an electrode due to doping of harmful materials has long been a big concern.In this study,an environmentally friendly material,conductive carbon black,was adopted for modification of lead dioxide electrode(Pb02).It was observed that the as-prepared conductive carbon black modified electrode(C-PbO2)exhibited an enhanced electrocatalytical performance and more stable structure than a pristine Pb02 electrode,and the removal efficiency of metronidazole(MNZ)and COD by a 1.0%C-Pb02 electrode at optimal conditions was increased by 24.66%and 7.01%,respectively.Results revealed that the electrochemical degradation of MNZ wastewater followed pseudo-first-order kinetics.This intimates that the presence of conductive carbon black could improve the current efficiency,promote the generation of hydroxyl radicals,and accelerate the removal of MNZ through oxidation.In addition,MNZ degradation pathways through a C-Pb02 electrode were proposed based on the identified intermediates.To promote the electrode to treat antibiotic wastewater,optimal experimental conditions were predicted through the Box-Behnken design(BBD)method.The results of this study suggest that a C-Pb02 electrode may represent a promising functional material to pretreat antibiotic wastewaters.展开更多
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51968031)the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2018YFC-1900301).
文摘The secondary pollution caused by modification of an electrode due to doping of harmful materials has long been a big concern.In this study,an environmentally friendly material,conductive carbon black,was adopted for modification of lead dioxide electrode(Pb02).It was observed that the as-prepared conductive carbon black modified electrode(C-PbO2)exhibited an enhanced electrocatalytical performance and more stable structure than a pristine Pb02 electrode,and the removal efficiency of metronidazole(MNZ)and COD by a 1.0%C-Pb02 electrode at optimal conditions was increased by 24.66%and 7.01%,respectively.Results revealed that the electrochemical degradation of MNZ wastewater followed pseudo-first-order kinetics.This intimates that the presence of conductive carbon black could improve the current efficiency,promote the generation of hydroxyl radicals,and accelerate the removal of MNZ through oxidation.In addition,MNZ degradation pathways through a C-Pb02 electrode were proposed based on the identified intermediates.To promote the electrode to treat antibiotic wastewater,optimal experimental conditions were predicted through the Box-Behnken design(BBD)method.The results of this study suggest that a C-Pb02 electrode may represent a promising functional material to pretreat antibiotic wastewaters.