Removal of Carbon Tetrachloride by Enhanced Reduction in a Dual-Chamber Electrochemical Reactor
Publication: Journal of Environmental Engineering
Volume 147, Issue 8
Abstract
The cathode chamber of a dual-chamber electrochemical reactor separated by DuPont proton exchange membrane, which has a higher reductive capacity than a single-chamber reactor, has a remarkable reduction effect on carbon tetrachloride. In this work, the effects of different electrodes, cell voltage, temperature, electrolyte concentration, and initial pH on carbon tetrachloride (, CT) removal in wastewater were investigated. It was found that when the electrode was the anode and the Fe electrode was the cathode, a satisfactory CT removal was obtained within 180 min, and this process was consistent with the first-order reaction kinetics. Under optimal application conditions, the removal of CT within 180 min was , the total organic carbon removal rate was 41.77%, the reductive products were mainly chloroform (CHCl3, CF) and dichloromethane (CH2Cl2, DCM), and this efficiency is superior to that of a single chamber. Therefore, this technique could rapidly dechlorinate and detoxify CT while preventing CT from escaping and damaging the atmospheric environment.
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Acknowledgments
This work was supported by the National Science and Technology Major Project of China (2016YFC0209205). Thanks to Ph.D. Niandong Guo and Ph.D. Xiaofan Lv for their guidance and help in the structure of this paper.
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