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The modification of nano-activated carbon used to construct particle electrodes and its application in degradation of nitrosodiethylamine

  • Carbon Letters
  • Abbr : Carbon Lett.
  • 2024, 34(7), pp.1927-1939
  • DOI : 10.1007/s42823-024-00728-y
  • Publisher : Korean Carbon Society
  • Research Area : Natural Science > Natural Science General > Other Natural Sciences General
  • Received : January 8, 2024
  • Accepted : March 24, 2024
  • Published : August 1, 2024

Ma Liyan 1 Sun Fengyi 1 Jiang Zhuwu 1 Di Hongcheng 1 Pan Chuntao 1 Zhang Fengying 1 Bai Xue 1 Zhang Hongyu 1

1School of Ecological Environment and Urban Construction, Fujian University of Technology

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ABSTRACT

Activated carbon has broad application prospects for treating pollutants due to its easy availability, low cost and good adsorption. In our work, nano-activated carbons (NAC) with abundant functional groups are obtained by the oxidation modification of HNO3, (NH4)2S2O8, and KMnO4, which are used to construct the particle electrodes to degrade NDEA in a continuous flow electrochemical reactor, and the influence of relevant factors on the performance of NDEA removal is discussed. The experimental data show that the optimal degradation efficiency is 42.55% at the conditions of 3 mL/min influent water flow, 0.21 M electrolyte concentration, 10 mA/cm2 current density, and 10 μg/mL initial NDEA concentration. The degradation of NDEA conforms to a quasi second order kinetic equation. The electrocatalytic mechanism of NAC electrodes for removing NDEA is firstly discussed. The effects of different free radicals on the degradation of NDEA are also demonstrated through free radical quenching experiments, indicating that the degradation of NDEA is dominated by ⋅OH. The degradation pathway of NDEA and final products are obtained using GC–MS. NAC particle electrodes as the cheap and efficient electrocatalyst in continuous flow electrochemical reactor system provide a greener solution for the removal of disinfection by-products from drinking water.

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