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HERO ID
5083657
Reference Type
Journal Article
Title
Comparison of microcrystalline and ultrananocrystalline boron doped diamond anodes: Influence on perfluorooctanoic acid electrolysis
Author(s)
Gomez-Ruiz, B; Diban, N; Urtiaga, Ane
Year
2019
Is Peer Reviewed?
1
Journal
Separation and Purification Technology
ISSN:
1383-5866
Volume
208
Page Numbers
169-177
DOI
10.1016/j.seppur.2018.03.044
Web of Science Id
WOS:000449136400022
Abstract
This work alms to study the effect of the distinctive chemical and structural surface features of boron doped diamond (BDD) anodes on their electrochemical performance for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) degradation. Commercial BDD anodes were compared: (i) a microcrystalline (MCD) coating on silicon; and (ii) an ultrananocrystalline (UNCD) coating on niobium. MCD gave rise to the complete PFOA (0.24 mmol L-1) degradation in 4 h, at any applied current density in the range 1-5 mA cm(-2). On the contrary, only 21% PFOA removal was achieved when using UNCD at 5 mA cm(-2) under comparable experimental conditions. Similarly, the total organic carbon (TOC) was reduced by 89% using MCD, whereas only 13% TOC decrease was obtained by UNCD. In order to explain the dissimilar electrochemical activities, the morphological and chemical characterization of the electrode materials was developed by means of FESEM microscopy, XPS and Raman spectroscopy. The UNCD anode surface showed characteristic ultrananocrystalline grain size (2-25 nm), higher boron doping and greater content of H-terminated carbon, whereas the MCD anode was less conductive but contained higher sp(3) carbon on the anode surface. Overall, the MCD electrode features allowed more efficient PFOA electrolysis than the UNCD anode. As a result of their distinctive performance, the energy needed for the maximum PFOA degradation (after 4 h) using MCD anode was only 1.4 kWh m(-3), while the estimated energy consumption for the UNCD anode would be 37-fold higher. it is concluded that the use of the MCD anode involves considerable energy costs savings.
Keywords
Boron doped diamond (BDD); Microsaystalline; Ultrananocrystalline; Electrolysis; perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)
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PFOA (335-67-1) and PFOS (1763-23-1)
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