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Deng J, Hu XM, Gao E, Wu F, Yin W, Huang LZ, Dionysiou DD. Electrochemical reductive remediation of trichloroethylene contaminated groundwater using biomimetic iron-nitrogen-doped carbon. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 419:126458. [PMID: 34186422 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.126458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2021] [Revised: 06/15/2021] [Accepted: 06/20/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Electrochemical dechlorination is a prospective strategy to remediate trichloroethylene (TCE)-contaminated groundwater. In this work, iron-nitrogen-doped carbon (FeNC) mimicking microbiological dechlorination coenzymes was developed for TCE removal under environmentally related conditions. The biomimetic FeNC-900, FeNC-1000, and FeNC-1100 materials were synthesized via pyrolysis at different temperatures (900, 1000, and 1100 °C). Due to the synergistic effect of Fe-N4 active sites and graphitic N sites, FeNC-1000 had the highest electron transfer efficiency and the largest electrochemical active surface area among the as-synthesized FeNC catalysts. The pseudo-first-order rate constants for TCE reduction using FeNC-1000 catalyst are 0.19, 0.28 and 0.36 h-1 at potentials of -0.8 V, -1.0 V and -1.2 V, respectively. Active hydrogen and direct electrons transfer both contribute to the dechlorination from TCE to C2H4 and C2H6. FeNC maintain a high reactivity after five reuse cycles. Our study provides a novel approach for the dechlorination of chlorinated organic contaminants in groundwater.
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- Jia Deng
- School of Civil Engineering, Wuhan University, No. 8, East Lake South Road, Wuhan, PR China
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- Environment Research Institute, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, PR China
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- School of Civil Engineering, Wuhan University, No. 8, East Lake South Road, Wuhan, PR China
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- School of Resources and Environmental Science, Wuhan University, Wuhan, PR China
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- School of Environment, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, PR China
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- School of Civil Engineering, Wuhan University, No. 8, East Lake South Road, Wuhan, PR China; State Key Laboratory of Water Resources and Hydropower Engineering Science, Wuhan University, 430072, PR China.
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- Environmental Engineering and Science Program, Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221-0012, United States
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Brudzisz A, Sulka GD, Brzózka A. A facile approach to silver nanowire array electrode preparation and its application for chloroform reduction. Electrochim Acta 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2020.137110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Yin H, Cao X, Lei C, Chen W, Huang B. Insights into Electroreductive Dehalogenation Mechanisms of Chlorinated Environmental Pollutants. ChemElectroChem 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.202000067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Hanshuang Yin
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution ControlHunan University, Ministry of Education Changsha 410082 China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution ControlHunan University, Ministry of Education Changsha 410082 China
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- School of Hydraulic EngineeringChangsha University of Science & Technology Changsha 410114 China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and TechnologyImperial College London Exhibition Road London SW7 2AZ UK
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution ControlHunan University, Ministry of Education Changsha 410082 China
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Ottosen LM, Larsen TH, Jensen PE, Kirkelund GM, Kerrn-Jespersen H, Tuxen N, Hyldegaard BH. Electrokinetics applied in remediation of subsurface soil contaminated with chlorinated ethenes - A review. CHEMOSPHERE 2019; 235:113-125. [PMID: 31255751 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.06.075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2019] [Revised: 06/09/2019] [Accepted: 06/10/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Electrokinetics is being applied in combination with common insituremediation technologies, e.g. permeable reactive barriers, bioremediation and in-situ chemical oxidation, to overcome experienced limitations in remediation of chlorinated ethenes in low-permeable subsurface soils. The purpose of this review is to evaluate state-of-theart for identification of major knowledge gaps to obtain robust and successful field-implementations. Some of the major knowledge gaps include the behavior and influence of induced transient changes in soil systems, transport velocities of chlorinated ethenes, and significance of site-specific parameters on transport velocities, e.g. heterogeneous soils and hydrogeochemistry. Furthermore, the various ways of reporting voltage distribution and transport rates complicate the comparison of transport velocities across studies. It was found, that for the combined EK-techniques, it is important to control the pH and redox changes caused by electrolysis for steady transport, uniform distribution of the electric field etc. Specifically for electrokinetically enhanced bioremediation, delivery of lactate and biodegrading bacteria is of the same order of magnitude. This review shows that enhancement of remediation technologies can be achieved by electrokinetics, but major knowledge gaps must be examined to mature EK as robust methods for successful remediation of chlorinated ethene contaminated sites.
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- Lisbeth M Ottosen
- Department of Civil Engineering, Building 118, Technical University of Denmark, 2800, Lyngby, Denmark.
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- Department of Contaminated Sites & Groundwater, Orbicon, Linnés Allé 2, 2630, Taastrup, Denmark
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Building 118, Technical University of Denmark, 2800, Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Building 118, Technical University of Denmark, 2800, Lyngby, Denmark
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- Centre for Regional Development, Capital Region of Denmark, Kongens Vænge 2, 3400, Hillerød, Denmark
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- Centre for Regional Development, Capital Region of Denmark, Kongens Vænge 2, 3400, Hillerød, Denmark
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- Department of Waste & Contaminated Sites, COWI, Parallelvej 2, 2800, Lyngby, Denmark; Department of Civil Engineering, Building 118, Technical University of Denmark, 2800, Lyngby, Denmark
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Liu B, Zhang H, Lu Q, Li G, Zhang F. A CuNi bimetallic cathode with nanostructured copper array for enhanced hydrodechlorination of trichloroethylene (TCE). THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2018; 635:1417-1425. [PMID: 29710594 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.04.238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2018] [Revised: 04/01/2018] [Accepted: 04/17/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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To address the challenges of low hydrodechlorination efficiency by non-noble metals, a CuNi bimetallic cathode with nanostructured copper array film was fabricated for effective electrochemical dechlorination of trichloroethylene (TCE) in aqueous solution. The CuNi bimetallic cathodes were prepared by a simple one-step electrodeposition of copper onto the Ni foam substrate, with various electrodeposition time of 5/10/15/20 min. The optimum electrodeposition time was 10 min when copper was coated as a uniform nanosheet array on the nickel foam substrate surface. This cathode exhibited the highest TCE removal, which was twice higher compared to that of the nickel foam cathode. At the same passed charge of 1080C, TCE removal increased from 33.9 ± 3.3% to 99.7 ± 0.1% with the increasing operation current from 5 to 20 mA cm-2, while the normalized energy consumption decreased from 15.1 ± 1.0 to 2.6 ± 0.01 kWh log-1 m-3. The decreased normalized energy consumption at a higher current density was due to the much higher removal efficiency at a higher current. These results suggest that CuNi cathodes prepared by simple electrodeposition method represent a promising and cost-effective approach for enhanced electrochemical dechlorination.
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- Bo Liu
- School of Environment and State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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- School of Environment and State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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- School of Environment and State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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- School of Environment and State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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Wang SY, Chen SC, Lin YC, Kuo YC, Chen JY, Kao CM. Acidification and sulfide formation control during reductive dechlorination of 1,2-dichloroethane in groundwater: Effectiveness and mechanistic study. CHEMOSPHERE 2016; 160:216-229. [PMID: 27376861 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.06.066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2015] [Revised: 03/21/2016] [Accepted: 06/17/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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To enhance the reductive dechlorination of 1,2-dichloroethane (DCA) in groundwater, substrate injection may be required. However, substrate biodegradation causes groundwater acidification and sulfide production, which inhibits the bacteria responsible for DCA dechlorination and results in an odor problem. In the microcosm study, the effectiveness of the addition of ferrous sulfate (FS), desulfurization slag (DS), and nanoscale zero-valent iron (nZVI) on acidification and sulfide control was studied during reductive dechlorination of DCA, and the emulsified substrate (ES) was used as the substrate. Up to 94% of the sulfide was removed with FS and DS addition (0.25 wt%) (initial DCA concentration = 13.5 mg/L). FS and DS amendments resulted in the formation of a metal sulfide, which reduced the hydrogen sulfide concentration as well as the subsequent odor problem. Approximately 96% of the DCA was degraded under reductive dechlorination with nZVI or DS addition using ES as the substrate. In microcosms with nZVI or DS addition, the sulfide concentration was reduced to less than 15 μg/L. Acidification can be controlled via hydroxide ions production after nZVI oxidation and reaction of free CaO (released from DS) with water, which enhanced DCA dechlorination. The quantitative polymerase chain reaction results confirmed that the microcosms with nZVI added had the highest Dehalococcoides population (up to 2.5 × 10(8) gene copies/g soil) due to effective acidification control. The α-elimination mechanism was the main abiotic process, and reductive dechlorination dominated by Dehalococcides was the biotic mechanism that resulted in DCA removal. More than 22 bacterial species were detected, and dechlorinating bacteria existed in soils under alkaline and acidic conditions.
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- S Y Wang
- Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Life Sciences, National Central University, Chung-Li, Taiwan
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- Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Formosa Petrochemical Co., Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Formosa Petrochemical Co., Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Linear free energy relationships of electrochemical and thermodynamic parameters for the electrochemical reductive dechlorination of chlorinated volatile organic compounds (Cl-VOCs). Electrochim Acta 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2016.04.182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Rajic L, Fallahpour N, Podlaha E, Alshawabkeh A. The influence of cathode material on electrochemical degradation of trichloroethylene in aqueous solution. CHEMOSPHERE 2016; 147:98-104. [PMID: 26761603 PMCID: PMC4742380 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2015.12.095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2015] [Revised: 12/22/2015] [Accepted: 12/23/2015] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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In this study, different cathode materials were evaluated for electrochemical degradation of aqueous phase trichloroethylene (TCE). A cathode followed by an anode electrode sequence was used to support reduction of TCE at the cathode via hydrodechlorination (HDC). The performance of iron (Fe), copper (Cu), nickel (Ni), aluminum (Al) and carbon (C) foam cathodes was evaluated. We tested commercially available foam materials, which provide large electrode surface area and important properties for field application of the technology. Ni foam cathode produced the highest TCE removal (68.4%) due to its high electrocatalytic activity for hydrogen generation and promotion of HDC. Different performances of the cathode materials originate from differences in the bond strength between atomic hydrogen and the material. With a higher electrocatalytic activity than Ni, Pd catalyst (used as cathode coating) increased TCE removal from 43.5% to 99.8% for Fe, from 56.2% to 79.6% for Cu, from 68.4% to 78.4% for Ni, from 42.0% to 63.6% for Al and from 64.9% to 86.2% for C cathode. The performance of the palladized Fe foam cathode was tested for degradation of TCE in the presence of nitrates, as another commonly found groundwater species. TCE removal decreased from 99% to 41.2% in presence of 100 mg L(-1) of nitrates due to the competition with TCE for HDC at the cathode. The results indicate that the cathode material affects TCE removal rate while the Pd catalyst significantly enhances cathode activity to degrade TCE via HDC.
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- Ljiljana Rajic
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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Jouikov V, Stéphant N, Poizot P, Simonet J. The silver–graphene electrode. Building, stability, and catalytic efficiency. Electrochem commun 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.elecom.2014.12.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Romashov LV, Khemchyan LL, Gordeev EG, Koshevoy IO, Tunik SP, Ananikov VP. Design of a Bimetallic Au/Ag System for Dechlorination of Organochlorides: Experimental and Theoretical Evidence for the Role of the Cluster Effect. Organometallics 2014. [DOI: 10.1021/om500620u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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- Leonid V. Romashov
- Zelinsky
Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Prosp. 47, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- Zelinsky
Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Prosp. 47, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- Zelinsky
Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Prosp. 47, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- Department
of Chemistry, Saint Petersburg State University, Stary Petergof 198504, Russia
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu 80101, Finland
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- Department
of Chemistry, Saint Petersburg State University, Stary Petergof 198504, Russia
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- Zelinsky
Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Prosp. 47, Moscow 119991, Russia
- Department
of Chemistry, Saint Petersburg State University, Stary Petergof 198504, Russia
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Huang B, Lei C, Wei C, Zeng G. Chlorinated volatile organic compounds (Cl-VOCs) in environment - sources, potential human health impacts, and current remediation technologies. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2014; 71:118-38. [PMID: 25016450 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2014.06.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 334] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2013] [Revised: 06/20/2014] [Accepted: 06/24/2014] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Chlorinated volatile organic compounds (Cl-VOCs), including polychloromethanes, polychloroethanes and polychloroethylenes, are widely used as solvents, degreasing agents and a variety of commercial products. These compounds belong to a group of ubiquitous contaminants that can be found in contaminated soil, air and any kind of fluvial mediums such as groundwater, rivers and lakes. This review presents a summary of the research concerning the production levels and sources of Cl-VOCs, their potential impacts on human health as well as state-of-the-art remediation technologies. Important sources of Cl-VOCs principally include the emissions from industrial processes, the consumption of Cl-VOC-containing products, the disinfection process, as well as improper storage and disposal methods. Human exposure to Cl-VOCs can occur through different routes, including ingestion, inhalation and dermal contact. The toxicological impacts of these compounds have been carefully assessed, and the results demonstrate the potential associations of cancer incidence with exposure to Cl-VOCs. Most Cl-VOCs thus have been listed as priority pollutants by the Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) of China, Environmental Protection Agency of the U.S. (U.S. EPA) and European Commission (EC), and are under close monitor and strict control. Yet, more efforts will be put into the epidemiological studies for the risk of human exposure to Cl-VOCs and the exposure level measurements in contaminated sites in the future. State-of-the-art remediation technologies for Cl-VOCs employ non-destructive methods and destructive methods (e.g. thermal incineration, phytoremediation, biodegradation, advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) and reductive dechlorination), whose advantages, drawbacks and future developments are thoroughly discussed in the later sections.
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- Binbin Huang
- College of Environment Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P.R. China
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- School of Hydraulic Engineering, Changsha University of Science & Technology, Changsha 410114, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Protection and Eco-Remediation of Guangdong Regular Higher Education Institutions, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, P.R. China
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- College of Environment Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P.R. China
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Durante C, Perazzolo V, Isse AA, Favaro M, Granozzi G, Gennaro A. Electrochemical Activation of Carbon-Halogen Bonds: Electrocatalysis at Palladium-Copper Nanoparticles. ChemElectroChem 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.201402032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Kinetics of electrochemical dechlorination of 2-chlorobiphenyl on a palladium-modified nickel foam cathode in a basic medium: From batch to continuous reactor operation. Electrochim Acta 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2013.07.207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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