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http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/4239| Title: | A combined photolytic–electrolytic system for the simultaneous recovery of copper and degradation of phenol or 4-chlorophenol in mixed solutions |
| Authors: | Chaudhary, AJ Grimes, SM |
| Keywords: | Copper recovery;Degradation of phenols;Electrolytic cell;Photolytic cell;Combined photolytic-electrolytic cell;Wastewater treatment |
| Issue Date: | 2008 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier |
| Citation: | Chemosphere. 72(11) 1636-1642 |
| Abstract: | The effects of the presence of copper on the photooxidation of phenol and 4-chlorophenol and of the presence of the phenols on the recovery of copper by electrodeposition are studied in three systems: a photolytic cell in the presence and absence of TiO2 as a catalyst or H2O2 as an oxidant; an electrolytic cell and a combined photolytic – electrolytic system. The optimum system for the simultaneous removal of copper and destruction of the phenols which overcomes the effects of copper-phenol reactions is a combined system with concentrator electrode technology incorporated into the electrolytic cell. This combined system achieves > 99% removal of copper and destruction of phenol or 4-chlorophenol in an 8 h period. |
| URI: | http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/4239 |
| ISSN: | 0045-6535 |
| Appears in Collections: | Environment Institute for the Environment |
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| Chlorophenol Manuscript.pdf | 250.06 kB | Adobe PDF | View/Open |
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