Photoelectrocatalytic degradation of pentachlorophenol in aqueous solution using a TiO2 nanotube film electrode

Environ Pollut. 2007 May;147(2):409-14. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2006.05.023. Epub 2006 Jul 11.

Abstract

Titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanotube film electrodes are fabricated by the anodic oxidation method. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) showed that these tubes were well aligned and organized into high-density uniform arrays. XRD analysis showed the TiO2 nanotubes to be in the anatase crystal form. The TiO2 nanotube film electrode exhibited increased photoelectrocatalytic (PEC) capability compared to a traditional TiO2 film electrode fabricated using the anodizing method for pentachlorophenol (PCP) degradation in aqueous solution. The bias potential, pH value, and electrolyte concentration were shown to be important factors influencing the degradation of PCP by the PEC method using the TiO2 nanotube film electrode as the working electrode.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Catalysis
  • Electrochemistry
  • Electrodes
  • Environmental Pollutants / chemistry*
  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
  • Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
  • Nanotubes*
  • Pentachlorophenol / chemistry*
  • Photochemistry
  • Solutions
  • Sulfates / analysis
  • Titanium / chemistry*
  • Water / chemistry

Substances

  • Environmental Pollutants
  • Solutions
  • Sulfates
  • Water
  • sodium sulfate
  • titanium dioxide
  • Titanium
  • Pentachlorophenol