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Effect of Applied Voltage, Initial Concentration, and Natural Organic Matter on Sequential Reduction/Oxidation of Nitrobenzene by Graphite Electrodes

Carbon electrodes are proposed in reactive sediment caps for in situ treatment of contaminants. The electrodes produce reducing conditions and H2 at the cathode and oxidizing conditions and O2 at the anode. Emplaced perpendicular to seepage flow, the electrodes provide the opportunity for sequential reduction and oxidation of contaminants. The objectives of this study are to demonstrate degradation of nitrobenzene (NB) as a probe compound for sequential electrochemical reduction and oxidation, and to determine the effect of applied voltage, initial concentration, and natural organic matter on the degradation rate. In H-cell reactors with graphite electrodes and buffer solution, NB was reduced stoichiometrically to aniline (AN) at the cathode with nitrosobenzene (NSB) as the intermediate. AN was then removed at the anode, faster than the reduction step. No common AN oxidation intermediate was detected in the system. Both the first order reduction rate constants of NB (kNB) and NSB (kNSB) increased with app...

Authors:   Mei Sun; Danny D. Reible; Gregory V. Lowry; Kelvin B. Gregory
Journal:   Environmental Science & Technology
Year:   2012
DOI:   10.1021/es300048y
Publication date:   18-05-2012

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