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Photo-assisted electrochemical degradation of simulated textile effluent coupled with simultaneous chlorine photolysis

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The influence of chloride ion concentration during the photo-assisted electrochemical degradation of simulated textile effluent, using a commercial Ti/Ru0.3Ti0.7O2 anode, was evaluated. Initially, the effect of applied current and supporting electrolyte concentration on the conversion of chloride ions to form reactive chlorine species in 90 min of experiment was analyzed in order to determine the maximum production of reactive chlorine species. The optimum conditions encountered (1.5 A and 0.3 mol dm−3 NaCl) were subsequently employed for the degradation of simulated textile effluent. The efficiency of the process was determined through the analysis of chemical oxygen demand (COD), total organic carbon (TOC), of the presence of organochlorine products and phytotoxicity. Photo-assisted electrochemical degradation was more efficient for COD and TOC removal than the electrochemical technique alone. With simultaneous UV irradiation, a reduced quantity of reactive chlorine was produced, indicating that photolysis of the chlorine species led to the formation of hydroxyl radicals. This fact turns a simple electrochemical process into an advanced oxidation process.

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Acknowledgments

The authors would like to thank CAPES, CNPq, and FAPEMIG for the financial support; AUPICOR for the donation of the dyes employed in this study. This work is a collaboration research project of members of the Rede Mineira de Química (RQ-MG) supported by FAPEMIG (Project: CEX - RED-00010-14).

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  1. Programa de Mestrado Profissional em Inovação Tecnológica, Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro, Av. Doutor Randolfo Borges Júnior, 1250, Univerdecidade, 38064-200, Uberaba, MG, Brazil

    Thaíla de Mello Florêncio, Karla Santos de Araújo, Ana Luiza de Toledo Fornazari, Ana Claudia Granato & Geoffroy Roger Pointer Malpass

  2. Programa de Pós-Graduação Multicêntrico em Química de Minas Gerais, Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro, Av. Doutor Randolfo Borges Júnior, 1400, Univerdecidade, 38064-200, Uberaba, MG, Brazil

    Raissa Antonelli & Geoffroy Roger Pointer Malpass

  3. Departamento de Engenharia Química, Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro, Av. Doutor Randolfo Borges Júnior, 1250, Univerdecidade, 38064-200, Uberaba, MG, Brazil

    Paula Cordeiro Rodrigues da Cunha, Letícia Helena da Silva Bontempo, Ana Claudia Granato & Geoffroy Roger Pointer Malpass

  4. São Carlos Institute of Chemistry, University of São Paulo, P.O. Box780, Sao Carlos, SP, 13560-970, Brazil

    Artur de Jesus Motheo

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de Mello Florêncio, T., de Araújo, K.S., Antonelli, R. et al. Photo-assisted electrochemical degradation of simulated textile effluent coupled with simultaneous chlorine photolysis. Environ Sci Pollut Res 23, 19292–19301 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-016-6912-x

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