Electrocatalytic properties of N-doped graphite felt in electro-Fenton process and degradation mechanism of levofloxacin

Chemosphere

Volumn 182, Issue , 2017, Pages 306-315

  Liu, Xiaocheng ^a   Yang, Danxing ^a   Zhou, Yaoyu ^a   Zhang, Jiachao ^a   Luo, Lin ^a   Meng, Sijun ^a   Chen, Song ^b   Tan, Mengjiao ^a   Li, Zhicheng ^a   Tang, Lin ^b  

^a HUNAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HUNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Electro Fenton; Hydrogen evolution reaction; Levofloxacin; Mechanism; N doped graphite felt

Indexed keywords

CATHODES; CONTACT ANGLE; DEGRADATION; DOPING (ADDITIVES); FELT; FELTS; GRAPHITE; MECHANISMS; MINERALOGY; MORPHOLOGY; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; RATE CONSTANTS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

DIMENSIONALLY STABLE ANODES; ELECTRO-FENTON; ELECTRO-FENTON PROCESS; ELECTROCATALYTIC PROPERTIES; ELECTROCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATIONS; GRAPHITE FELTS; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION REACTIONS; LEVOFLOXACIN;

OXIDATION;

ALCOHOL; GRAPHITE; HYDRAZINE; LEVOFLOXACIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; FENTON'S REAGENT; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IRON; WATER POLLUTANT;

CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; DEGRADATION; DRUG; ELECTRODE; GRAPHITE; HYDROGEN; MINERALIZATION; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

APPARENT ASSOCIATION RATE CONSTANT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; ELECTRON; FENTON REACTION; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION; MINERALIZATION; PH; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; DEVICES; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; PILOT STUDY; PROCEDURES; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CATALYSIS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION AND REMEDIATION; GRAPHITE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IRON; LEVOFLOXACIN; PILOT PROJECTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 85019102425     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.05.035     Document Type: Article

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