Chemical Research in Chinese Universities ›› 2010, Vol. 26 ›› Issue (6): 991-995.

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Comparison Between Performances of PbO2 and F--doped PbO2 Anodes for Electrochemical Degradation of Aniline

WANG Xuan1, HUANG Wei-min1,2, LI Hui-ting1, ZHANG Xue-na1, LU Hai-yan1,2 and LIN Hai-bo1,2*   

  1. 1. College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, P. R. China;
    2. Suzhou Nistar Chemical Technology Co. Ltd., Suzhou 215123, P. R. China
  • Received:2010-04-09 Revised:2010-09-03 Online:2010-11-25 Published:2010-12-01
  • Contact: LIN Hai-bo E-mail:lhb910@jlu.edu.cn
  • About author:LIN Hai-bo. E-mail: lhb910@jlu.edu.cn
  • Supported by:

    Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.20873051), the High-tech Research and Development Program of China(No. 2006AA06Z321) and the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province, China(No.BK2008555).

Abstract: The paper deals with the influence of anode material on the efficiency of degradation for organic    pollutants in water system. The electrochemical performance of fluorine ion doped lead dioxide(F–-PbO2) electrode for the degradation of aniline was compared with that of undoped lead dioxide(PbO2) electrode by ultraviolet-   visible(UV-Vis) spectroscopy, linear voltammetry and other analytical methods, such as the measurement by chemical oxygen demand analyzer, high performance liquid chromatography and scanning electron micrography. It was shown that both PbO2 electrode and F–-PbO2 electrode could make aniline be mineralized completely and have the same  degradation course, but F–-PbO2 electrode has much higher electrocatalytic activity than undoped PbO2 electrode for the electrochemical degradation of aniline. The experimental results confirm that F–-PbO2 electrode has much higher potential for oxygen evolution than undoped PbO2 electrode.

Key words: Lead dioxide electrode, Electrochemical oxidation, Degradation, Aniline