Electrochemical degradation of phenol by in situ electro-generated and electro-activated hydrogen peroxide using an improved gas diffusion cathode

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 186, Issue , 2015, Pages 486-493

  Luo, Haijian ^a   Li, Chaolin ^a   Wu, Chiqing ^a   Zheng, Wei ^a   Dong, Xiaoqing ^b  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b SHENZHEN INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Electro activated; Gas diffusion cathode; Hydrogen peroxide; Hydroxyl radical; Phenol

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON BLACK; CATHODES; DIFFUSION; DIFFUSION IN GASES; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYTES; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; OXIDATION; PEROXIDES; PHENOLS; PRODUCTIVITY;

ACTIVATED HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; ELECTRO-ACTIVATED; ELECTROCHEMICAL DEGRADATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL PROCESS; GAS DIFFUSION CATHODE; GAS DIFFUSION ELECTRODES; HYDROXYL RADICALS; RADICAL-BASED MECHANISMS;

BIODEGRADATION;

EID: 84946925563     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2015.10.194     Document Type: Article

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