Electrocatalytic oxidation of hexafluoropropylene oxide homologues in water using a boron-doped diamond electrode

Hexafluoropropylene oxide (GenX) is a kind of substitute to PFOA, which has been listed in the Stockholm Convention. In this study, GenX was attempted to be degraded using a boron-doped diamond anode in the electrochemical oxidation system. The effects of operating parameters, including current dens...

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Veröffentlicht in:Environmental technology. - 1993. - (2024) vom: 11. Aug., Seite 1-12
1. Verfasser: Wang, Zihao (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: You, Xiaolin, Lan, Liying, Huang, Gang, Zhu, Tongyin, Tian, Shengpeng, Yang, Bo, Zhuo, Qiongfang
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2024
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Environmental technology
Schlagworte:Journal Article Boron-doped diamond electrochemical oxidation perfluorinated compounds short-chain substitutes
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Zusammenfassung:Hexafluoropropylene oxide (GenX) is a kind of substitute to PFOA, which has been listed in the Stockholm Convention. In this study, GenX was attempted to be degraded using a boron-doped diamond anode in the electrochemical oxidation system. The effects of operating parameters, including current density (0.5-10 mA/cm2), initial pH (3.0-11.49), initial concentration of GenX (20-150 mg/L), electrode distances (0.5-2 cm), electrolyte types (Na2SO4, NaCl, NaNO3 and NaHCO3) and Na2SO4 electrolyte concentration (40-80 mm), on GenX were studied. GenX can almost completely be degraded under the optimal operating parameters after 180 min of electrolysis. Free radical quenching experiments were carried out to investigate the effects of hydroxyl radicals and sulphate radicals on the degradation of GenX. The degradation intermediates were identified based on the ultra-high performance liquid chromatography equipped with a tandem mass spectrometer, and the degradation mechanisms were also proposed. Finally, the toxicities of GenX and its degradation products were evaluated using the QSAR models. The novelty is that the degradation mechanisms of the high concentration GenX (100 mg/L) were elucidated based on the free radical quenching experiments and the intermediates detected, when the degradation ratio reached 100%
Beschreibung:Date Revised 11.08.2024
published: Print-Electronic
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ISSN:1479-487X
DOI:10.1080/09593330.2024.2382937