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A Ti/SnO2 + RuO2 + MnO2 electrode was prepared by thermal decomposition of their salts. Results from SEM and XPS analyses, respectively, indicate that the coating layer exhibits a compact structure and the oxidation state of Mn in the coating layer is +IV. The experimental activation energy for the oxygen evolution reaction, which increased linearly with increasing overpotential, is about 8 kJ⋅mol−1 at the equilibrium potential (η=0). The electrocatalytic characteristics of the anode are discussed in terms of ligand substitution reaction mechanisms (Sn1 and Sn2). It was found that the transition state for oxygen evolution at the anode in acidic solution follows a dissociative mechanism (Sn1 reaction). The Ti/SnO2 + RuO2 + MnO2 anode in conjunction with UV illumination was used to degrade phenol solutions, where the concentration of phenol remaining was determined by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The results indicate that the degradation efficiency of phenol on the anode can reach 96.3% after photoelectrocatalytic oxidation for 3 h.
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Liang, Z., Sun, Y., Fan, C. et al. Kinetics for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction and Application of the Ti/SnO2 + RuO2 + MnO2 Electrode. J Solution Chem 38, 1119–1127 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10953-009-9432-1
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