| Full text | |
| Author(s): |
Medeiros, Mateus C.
[1, 2]
;
de Medeiros, Jefferson B.
[1]
;
Martinez-Huitle, Carlos A.
[2]
;
Oliveira, Thiago Mielle B. F.
[3]
;
Mazzetto, Selma E.
[4]
;
da Silva, Francisco Felipe M.
[5]
;
Castro, Suely S. L.
[1]
Total Authors: 7
|
| Affiliation: | [1] State Univ Rio Grande Norte, Fac Exact & Nat Sci, Campus Cent, BR-59625620 Mossoro, RN - Brazil
[2] Univ Fed Rio Grande do Norte, Inst Chem, Campus Univ, BR-59078970 Natal, RN - Brazil
[3] Fed Univ Cariri, Ctr Sci & Technol, BR-63048080 Juazeiro Do Norte, CE - Brazil
[4] Univ Fed Ceara, Dept Organ & Inorgan Chem, Campus Pici, BR-60440900 Fortaleza, Ceara - Brazil
[5] Fed Inst Educ Sci & Technol Rio Grande Norte, Campus Apodi, BR-59700000 Apodi, RN - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 5
|
| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | Separation and Purification Technology; v. 264, JUN 1 2021. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 0 |
| Abstract | |
The electrochemical degradation of long-chain phenols present in toxic residues from the cashew-nut processing industry was systematically investigated for the first time, using a flow electrochemical reactor assembled with a Ti/TiO2-RuO2-IrO2 DSA anode. After optimizing the current density (40 mA cm(-2)) and chloride concentration (0.028 mol L-1) in 0.5 mol L-1 Na2SO4 supporting electrolyte, it was achieved expressive total organic carbon (TOC) removal percentage for (un)saturated cardanol and cardol, either alone (85-92%) or in association/real industrial CNSL sample (82%), over 4 h of electrolysis. Evidently, the removal rate for the mixture changes (56-88% TOC removal) according to its starting concentration (0.005-0.100% residue), showing that the system performance can improve by increasing treatment time. Chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis showed that the first stage of the electrooxidation process was driven towards the formation of phenoxyl radicals, followed by the formation of polymeric dimers. These intermediates were continuously oxidized by different free and chemisorbed reactive species until obtaining short-chain organic acids, CO2 and H2O. The proposed system proved to be efficient, eco-friendly, and viable to treat industrial waste containing refractory phenolic compounds. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 14/50945-4 - INCT 2014: National Institute for Alternative Technologies of Detection, Toxicological Evaluation and Removal of Micropollutants and Radioactivies |
| Grantee: | Maria Valnice Boldrin |
| Support Opportunities: | Research Projects - Thematic Grants |