Diffusion-charge transfer characterization of a rotating cylinder electrode reactor used for the complete electrocatalytic removal of nitrate from water

Groundwater nitrate contamination is an emerging threat in stressed regions under intensive farming although, lately, efforts to valorize such residues are highly encouraged. Here, electrochemical nitrate removal has been investigated as a versatile strategy for this purpose, using a reactor equippe...

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Autores: Oriol, Roger, Nava, José L., Brillas, Enric, Sirés Sadornil, Ignacio
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Fecha de publicación:2022
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Depuració de l'aigua
Electroquímica
Nitrates
Water purification
Electrochemistry
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spelling Diffusion-charge transfer characterization of a rotating cylinder electrode reactor used for the complete electrocatalytic removal of nitrate from waterOriol, RogerNava, José L.Brillas, EnricSirés Sadornil, IgnacioNitratsDepuració de l'aiguaElectroquímicaNitratesWater purificationElectrochemistryGroundwater nitrate contamination is an emerging threat in stressed regions under intensive farming although, lately, efforts to valorize such residues are highly encouraged. Here, electrochemical nitrate removal has been investigated as a versatile strategy for this purpose, using a reactor equipped with a cheap central Fe-based rotating cylinder electrode (RCE) as cathode and six concentric Ti|IrO2 plates as anodes. The study of the effect of Ecath and rotational speed (ω) on NO3- electroreduction from a synthetic aqueous solution with high conductivity revealed the feasibility of complete nitrate removal, which only required 100-120 min at Ecath = -1.80 V vs Hg|Hg2SO4|sat. K2SO4 within the ω-range of 100-500 rpm. The concentration decays agreed perfectly with a first-order kinetics. NH3 was accumulated as main product, being partly volatilized due to the quick solution alkalization, whereas NO2- was not found. Linear sweep voltammetries demonstrated the high electrocatalytic activity of carbon steel RCE as compared to inactive stainless steel. Koutecky-Levich analysis showed that the reduction process with carbon steel at Ecath from -1.80 V involved 8 electrons. The participation of H radical in the reduction mechanism was ascertained by electron paramagnetic resonance. The mass transport and charge transfer of the RCE reactor were characterized under turbulent flow by means of the dimensionless Damköhler (Da) number, as well as from the Sherwood-Reynolds-Schmidt (Sh-Re-Sc) analysis. A mixed regime with a prevalence of mass transport control was determined at Ecath from -1.8 V. The Sh = 0.70Re0.46Sc0.356 correlation obtained for this reactor may serve to guide the scale-up of electrochemical NO3- removal as more electrocatalytic cathode materials are developed. Successful NO3- elimination from solutions with low conductivity that mimicked groundwater is finally reported.Elsevier Ltd2023202320222023info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/193033Articles publicats en revistes (Ciència dels Materials i Química Física)reponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)InglésReproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2022.108839Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2022, vol. 10, num. 6, p. 108839https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2022.108839cc-by-nc-nd (c) Oriol, Roger et al., 2022https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:recercat.cat:2445/1930332026-05-29T05:05:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Diffusion-charge transfer characterization of a rotating cylinder electrode reactor used for the complete electrocatalytic removal of nitrate from water
title Diffusion-charge transfer characterization of a rotating cylinder electrode reactor used for the complete electrocatalytic removal of nitrate from water
spellingShingle Diffusion-charge transfer characterization of a rotating cylinder electrode reactor used for the complete electrocatalytic removal of nitrate from water
Oriol, Roger
Nitrats
Depuració de l'aigua
Electroquímica
Nitrates
Water purification
Electrochemistry
title_short Diffusion-charge transfer characterization of a rotating cylinder electrode reactor used for the complete electrocatalytic removal of nitrate from water
title_full Diffusion-charge transfer characterization of a rotating cylinder electrode reactor used for the complete electrocatalytic removal of nitrate from water
title_fullStr Diffusion-charge transfer characterization of a rotating cylinder electrode reactor used for the complete electrocatalytic removal of nitrate from water
title_full_unstemmed Diffusion-charge transfer characterization of a rotating cylinder electrode reactor used for the complete electrocatalytic removal of nitrate from water
title_sort Diffusion-charge transfer characterization of a rotating cylinder electrode reactor used for the complete electrocatalytic removal of nitrate from water
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Oriol, Roger
Nava, José L.
Brillas, Enric
Sirés Sadornil, Ignacio
author Oriol, Roger
author_facet Oriol, Roger
Nava, José L.
Brillas, Enric
Sirés Sadornil, Ignacio
author_role author
author2 Nava, José L.
Brillas, Enric
Sirés Sadornil, Ignacio
author2_role author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Nitrats
Depuració de l'aigua
Electroquímica
Nitrates
Water purification
Electrochemistry
topic Nitrats
Depuració de l'aigua
Electroquímica
Nitrates
Water purification
Electrochemistry
description Groundwater nitrate contamination is an emerging threat in stressed regions under intensive farming although, lately, efforts to valorize such residues are highly encouraged. Here, electrochemical nitrate removal has been investigated as a versatile strategy for this purpose, using a reactor equipped with a cheap central Fe-based rotating cylinder electrode (RCE) as cathode and six concentric Ti|IrO2 plates as anodes. The study of the effect of Ecath and rotational speed (ω) on NO3- electroreduction from a synthetic aqueous solution with high conductivity revealed the feasibility of complete nitrate removal, which only required 100-120 min at Ecath = -1.80 V vs Hg|Hg2SO4|sat. K2SO4 within the ω-range of 100-500 rpm. The concentration decays agreed perfectly with a first-order kinetics. NH3 was accumulated as main product, being partly volatilized due to the quick solution alkalization, whereas NO2- was not found. Linear sweep voltammetries demonstrated the high electrocatalytic activity of carbon steel RCE as compared to inactive stainless steel. Koutecky-Levich analysis showed that the reduction process with carbon steel at Ecath from -1.80 V involved 8 electrons. The participation of H radical in the reduction mechanism was ascertained by electron paramagnetic resonance. The mass transport and charge transfer of the RCE reactor were characterized under turbulent flow by means of the dimensionless Damköhler (Da) number, as well as from the Sherwood-Reynolds-Schmidt (Sh-Re-Sc) analysis. A mixed regime with a prevalence of mass transport control was determined at Ecath from -1.8 V. The Sh = 0.70Re0.46Sc0.356 correlation obtained for this reactor may serve to guide the scale-up of electrochemical NO3- removal as more electrocatalytic cathode materials are developed. Successful NO3- elimination from solutions with low conductivity that mimicked groundwater is finally reported.
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dc.relation.none.fl_str_mv Reproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2022.108839
Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2022, vol. 10, num. 6, p. 108839
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