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Electro-oxidation of 2-chlorophenol with BDD electrodes in a continuous flow electrochemical reactor

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Synthetic solutions of 2-chlorophenol (2-CP, 1 mM) were treated in an undivided continuous flow electrochemical reactor equipped with boron-doped diamond (BDD) electrodes. The process was conducted at different current densities (j = 0.10, 0.125, and 0.14 A cm−2), initial pH (4.0, 7.3, and 9.0), and volumetric flow rate (Q = 0.5, 1.0, and 1.5 L min−1). The results of this study showed that the best operational conditions were: j = 0.14 A cm−2, pH = 7.3, and y Q = 1 L min−1. Under these operational conditions the degradation and mineralization of 2-CP were, 100% and 96%, respectively, after 6 h of electrolysis time. The by-products were identified by UHPLC. Also, it was found that the electrochemical degradation of 2-chlorophenol follows a pseudo-first order kinetics. Furthermore, these results demonstrate that the electrolysis process employed in this work allows high percentages (96%) of mineralization of 2-CP, a relative low treatment cost ($ 3 MXN/ 2.5 L of synthetic solution), and that the process is applicable to remediate wastewater.

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Acknowledgements

Authors thank PRODEP and CONACYT for the financial support (Project DSA/103/14/11350, 2014; CUP: 2 IE1503 and CONACYT No. 269093). Also, Mayra Castellanos thanks PRODEP for the scholarship to complete her bachelor thesis (Through the items ID 32643, 32646, and 32651 of the project DSA/103/14/11350, 2014; CUP: 2 IE1503).

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  1. Universidad del Mar, Campus Puerto Ángel, Puerto Ángel, C.P. 70902, Oaxaca, Mexico

    E. Peralta-Reyes, M. Castellanos, J. Mentado-Morales & A. Regalado-Méndez

  2. Centro Conjunto de Investigación en Química Sustentable CCIQS, UAEM-UNAM, Facultad de Química, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, C.P. 50200, Toluca, Mexico

    E. Peralta-Reyes, R. Natividad, D. Amado-Piña & A. Regalado-Méndez

  3. Departamento de Ingenierías, Escuela de Ingeniería Química, Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla, C.P. 72410, Puebla, Mexico

    M. E. Cordero

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Peralta-Reyes, E., Natividad, R., Castellanos, M. et al. Electro-oxidation of 2-chlorophenol with BDD electrodes in a continuous flow electrochemical reactor. J Flow Chem 10, 437–447 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41981-020-00079-5

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