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CuO improved (Sn,Sb)O 2 ceramic anodes for electrochemical advanced oxidation processes
Author(s) -
SánchezRivera MaríaJosé,
GinerSanz Juan José,
PérezHerranz Valentín,
Mestre Sergio
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international journal of applied ceramic technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.4
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1744-7402
pISSN - 1546-542X
DOI - 10.1111/ijac.13149
Subject(s) - materials science , electrochemistry , electrode , sintering , anode , oxide , chemical engineering , tin oxide , tin , inorganic chemistry , metallurgy , chemistry , engineering
Antimony‐doped tin oxide electrodes with CuO as sintering aid are presented as an economical alternative to metal‐based electrodes, intended for the electrooxidation process of emerging and recalcitrant organic contaminants in wastewaters. The CuO proportion has been optimized to obtain densified electrodes with a mild thermal cycle ( T max = 1200°C). One of the manufactured electrodes (97.8 mol.% of SnO 2 , 1.0 mol.% of Sb 2 O 3 , and 1.2 mol.% of CuO) was selected for electrochemical characterization from a physical and morphological analysis. The electrochemical behavior of the selected electrode showed that the addition of CuO as sintering aid widens the electrochemical window and increases the electrode “inactivity”, with respect to an (Sn, Sb)O 2 electrode synthesized in the same conditions. In return, the (Sn,Sb,Cu)O 2 electrode presents a significantly lower electrochemical rugosity factor. Moreover, the addition of CuO does not change the oxygen evolution reaction mechanism, but it modifies the kinetic parameters, leading to a larger accumulation of hydroxyl radicals. Consequently, the addition of CuO as sintering aid significantly improves the electrochemical properties of the electrode as an electrochemical advanced oxidation process anode with respect to the (Sn,Sb)O 2 electrode, at the expense of worsening its electrochemical roughness factor. The results of the electrochemical characterization were confirmed by Norfloxacin degradation tests.