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This work describes the electrochemical degradation of Reactive Black 5 (RB5) by two methods: electrochemical and photo-assisted electrochemical degradation with and without a Fenton reagent. Two anodes were used, Pt and boron-doped diamond (BDD, 2500â¯ppm), and the cathode was 3% MnO2 nanoflowers (NFMnO2) on a carbon gas diffusion electrode (GDE). An electrochemical cell without a divider with a GDE with 3% w/w NFMnO2/C supported on carbon Vulcan XC72 was used. The decolorization efficiency was monitored by UV-vis spectroscopy, and the degradation was monitored by Total Organic Carbon (TOC) analysis. For dissolution monitoring, aliquots (1â¯mL) were collected during the degradation. After 6â¯h of H2O2 electrogeneration, the manganese concentration in the RB5 solution was only 23.1⯱â¯1.2⯵gâ¯L-1. It was estimated that approximately 60⯵gâ¯L-1 (<0.2%) of manganese migrated from the GDE to the solution after 12â¯h of electrolysis, which indicated the good stability of the GDE. The photoelectro-Fenton-BDD (PEF-BDD) processes showed both the best color removal percentage (â¼93%) and 91% of mineralization. The 3% NFMnO2/C GDE is promising for RB5 degradation.
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Corantes/química , Eletrólise , Peróxido de Hidrogênio/química , Ferro/química , Compostos de Manganês/química , Naftalenossulfonatos/química , Óxidos/química , Poluentes Químicos da Água/química , Boro/química , Corantes/isolamento & purificação , Diamante/química , Eletrodos , Naftalenossulfonatos/isolamento & purificação , Oxirredução , Poluentes Químicos da Água/isolamento & purificaçãoRESUMO
In this study, we investigated hollow AgAu nanoparticles with the goal of improving our understanding of the composition-dependent catalytic activity of these nanoparticles. AgAu nanoparticles were synthesized via the galvanic replacement method with controlled size and nanoparticle compositions. We studied extinction spectra with UV-Vis spectroscopy and simulations based on Mie theory and the boundary element method, and ultrafast spectroscopy measurements to characterize decay constants and the overall energy transfer dynamics as a function of AgAu composition. Electron-phonon coupling times for each composition were obtained from pump-power dependent pump-probe transients. These spectroscopic studies showed how nanoscale surface segregation, hollow interiors and porosity affect the surface plasmon resonance wavelength and fundamental electron-phonon coupling times. Analysis of the spectroscopic data was used to correlate electron-phonon coupling times to AgAu composition, and thus to surface segregation and catalytic activity. We have performed all-atom molecular dynamics simulations of model hollow AgAu core-shell nanoparticles to characterize nanoparticle stability and equilibrium structures, besides providing atomic level views of nanoparticle surface segregation. Overall, the basic atomistic and electron-lattice dynamics of core-shell AgAu nanoparticles characterized here thus aid the mechanistic understanding and performance optimization of AgAu nanoparticle catalysts.