The 5th International Symposium on Environmental Economy and Technology (ISEET-2012)
Destruction of 4-phenolsulfonic acid in water by anodic contact glow discharge electrolysis
Haiming Yang
,
Baigang An
,
Shaoyan Wang
,
Lixiang Li
,
Wenjie Jin
,
Lihua Li
DOI:
10.1016/S1001-0742(12)60131-4
Received January 26, 2013,Revised March 14, 2013, Accepted , Available online June 06, 2013
Volume ,2013,Pages 1063-1070
Destruction of 4-phenolsulfonic acid (4-PSA) in water was carried out using anodic contact glow discharge electrolysis. Accompanying the decay of 4-PSA, the amount of total organic carbon (TOC) in water correspondingly decreased, while the sulfonate group of 4-PSA was released as sulfate ion. Oxalate and formate were obtained as minor by-products. Additionally, phenol, 1,4-hydroquinone, hydroxyquinol and 1,4-benzoquinone were detected as primary intermediates in the initial stages of decomposition of 4-PSA. A reaction pathway involving successive attacks of hydroxyl and hydrogen radicals was assumed on the basis of the observed products and kinetics. It was revealed that the decay of both 4-PSA and TOC obeyed a first-order rate law. The effects of different Fe ions and initial concentrations of 4-PSA on the degradation rate were investigated. It was found that the presence of Fe ions could increase the degradation rate of 4-PSA, while initial concentrations lower than 80 mmol/L had no significant effect on kinetic behaviour. The disappearance rate of 4-PSA was significantly affected by pH.
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