Nano-cubic structured titanium nitride particle films as cathodes for the effective electrocatalytic debromination of BDE-47

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 231-232, Issue , 2012, Pages 105-113

  Su, Jingyang ^a   Lu, Na ^a   Zhao, Jujiao ^a   Yu, Hongtao ^a   Huang, Hao ^a   Dong, Xinglong ^a   Quan, Xie ^a  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Cathode; Debromination; Electrocatalysis; Titanium nitride

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS SUSPENSIONS; AVERAGE SIZE; DEBROMINATION; ELECTROCATALYTIC; ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROCATALYTIC REDUCTION; ELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; ELECTROCHEMICAL REDUCTIONS; GRAPHITE CATHODES; INTERMEDIATE PRODUCT; KINETIC CONSTANT; NITRIDE PARTICLES; OVERPOTENTIAL; PH RANGE; PT FILMS; SIDE REACTIONS; TI FOIL; TI SUBSTRATES; TIN ELECTRODES; TIN NANOPARTICLES; VOLTAMMETRY MEASUREMENTS;

CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; DEGRADATION; ELECTROCATALYSIS; ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; ETHERS; NANOPARTICLES; PLATINUM; RATE CONSTANTS; TITANIUM NITRIDE; WATER TREATMENT;

CATHODES;

2,2',4,4' TETRABROMODIPHENYL ETHER; NANOMATERIAL; NANOPARTICLE; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; TITANIUM DERIVATIVE; TITANIUM NITRIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; CATALYST; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GRAPHITE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PH; REACTION KINETICS; SUBSTRATE; TITANIUM;

ACIDITY; ALKALINITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CYCLIC POTENTIOMETRY; DEBROMINATION; DEGRADATION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODE; KINETICS; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; NANOPARTICLES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYLS; TITANIUM; WATER;

EID: 84864315232     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2012.06.044     Document Type: Article

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