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Preparation of SnO2-Sb/attapulgite (AP) clay particulate electrode for efficient phenol electrochemical oxidation

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A novel SnO2-Sb/AP (attapulgite) particle electrode was prepared for three-dimensional electrocatalytic oxidation (3D/EO) of organic pollutants using a co-sintering method. The electrochemical properties and micromorphology were determined using polarization, cyclic voltammetry (CV), and field emission scanning electron microscope (FE-SEM), and compared with activated carbon (AC), AP, and TiO2/AP particle electrodes. Besides, their potential application in the electrochemical degradation of phenol was investigated. The SnO2-Sb/AP particle electrode exhibited higher electrochemical activity than other particle electrodes due to its large number of active sites, low transfer coefficient (α, 0.12), and high-volt ampere charge (q*, 1.18 C·cm−2). The electrochemical CODCr degradation efficiency (100%) of phenol on SnO2-Sb/AP particle electrodes is much higher than for other particle electrodes. Moreover, an excellent stability of the SnO2-Sb/AP particle electrode is also verified by repeated experiments. These results indicate that the SnO2-Sb/AP particle electrodes broaden the application area of clays and are expected to be a promising method for 3D/EO.

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This research was funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51978654) and the Jiangsu Provincial Research Foundation for Basic Research (Grant No. BK20211248).

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    Jing Hou, Siyu Shen & Lizhang Wang

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Jing Hou: conceptualization, methodology, investigation, writing — original draft. Siyu Shen: investigation, validation. Lizhang Wang: supervision, writing — review and editing, project administration.

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Highlights

1. Attapulgite (AP) clay is a particle electrode carrier with good properties.

2. SnO2-Sb/AP particle electrodes were prepared using a co-sintering method.

3. Efficient and stable CODCr removal was obtained in 3D/EO with the SnO2-Sb/AP particle electrode.

4. The excellent electrocatalytic performance of SnO2-Sb/AP particle electrode was explained by CV and polarization tests.

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Hou, J., Shen, S. & Wang, L. Preparation of SnO2-Sb/attapulgite (AP) clay particulate electrode for efficient phenol electrochemical oxidation. Environ Sci Pollut Res 30, 102363–102373 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-29619-x

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