Electrochemical Degradation of Industrial Dyes in Wastewater through the Dissolution of Aluminum Sacrificial Anode of Cu/Al Macro-Corrosion Galvanic Cell

This paper reports on the process of industrial-type wastewater purification carried-out through continuous anodic dissolution of aluminum alloy sacrificial anode for artificially aerated Cu-Al alloy galvanic (macro-corrosion) cells and synthetically prepared wastewater solutions. Electrochemical ex...

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Main Authors: Mateusz Łuba, Tomasz Mikołajczyk, Bogusław Pierożyński, Lech Smoczyński, Paweł Wojtacha, Mateusz Kuczyński
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-09-01
Series:Molecules
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/25/18/4108
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Summary:This paper reports on the process of industrial-type wastewater purification carried-out through continuous anodic dissolution of aluminum alloy sacrificial anode for artificially aerated Cu-Al alloy galvanic (macro-corrosion) cells and synthetically prepared wastewater solutions. Electrochemical experiments were performed by means of a laboratory size electrolyzer unit, where the electrocoagulation process along with surface-induced electrooxidation phenomena were examined for wastewater containing Acid Mixture and <i>Disperse Red 167</i> dyes. Final reduction of the dyes concentrations came to 32 and 99% for Acid Mixture and <i>Disperse Red 167</i>, correspondingly. The above was visualized through the employment of electrochemical (cyclic voltammetry and a.c. impedance spectroscopy techniques) and instrumental spectroscopy analyses.
ISSN:1420-3049