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Jakóbczyk P, Skowierzak G, Kaczmarzyk I, Nadolska M, Wcisło A, Lota K, Bogdanowicz R, Ossowski T, Rostkowski P, Lota G, Ryl J. Electrocatalytic performance of oxygen-activated carbon fibre felt anodes mediating degradation mechanism of acetaminophen in aqueous environments. Chemosphere 2022; 304:135381. [PMID: 35716709 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.135381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2022] [Revised: 06/10/2022] [Accepted: 06/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
Carbon felts are flexible and scalable, have high specific areas, and are highly conductive materials that fit the requirements for both anodes and cathodes in advanced electrocatalytic processes. Advanced oxidative modification processes (thermal, chemical, and plasma-chemical) were applied to carbon felt anodes to enhance their efficiency towards electro-oxidation. The modification of the porous anodes results in increased kinetics of acetaminophen degradation in aqueous environments. The utilised oxidation techniques deliver single-step, straightforward, eco-friendly, and stable physiochemical reformation of carbon felt surfaces. The modifications caused minor changes in both the specific surface area and total pore volume corresponding with the surface morphology. A pristine carbon felt electrode was capable of decomposing up to 70% of the acetaminophen in a 240 min electrolysis process, while the oxygen-plasma treated electrode achieved a removal yield of 99.9% estimated utilising HPLC-UV-Vis. Here, the electro-induced incineration kinetics of acetaminophen resulted in a rate constant of 1.54 h-1, with the second-best result of 0.59 h-1 after oxidation in 30% H2O2. The kinetics of acetaminophen removal was synergistically studied by spectroscopic and electrochemical techniques, revealing various reaction pathways attributed to the formation of intermediate compounds such as p-aminophenol and others. The enhancement of the electrochemical oxidation rates towards acetaminophen was attributed to the appearance of surface carbonyl species. Our results indicate that the best-performing plasma-chemical treated CFE follows a heterogeneous mechanism with only approx. 40% removal due to direct electro-oxidation. The degradation mechanism of acetaminophen at the treated carbon felt anodes was proposed based on the detected intermediate products. Estimation of the cost-effectiveness of removal processes, in terms of energy consumption, was also elaborated. Although the study was focussed on acetaminophen, the achieved results could be adapted to also process emerging, hazardous pollutant groups such as anti-inflammatory pharmaceuticals.
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Affiliation(s)
- Paweł Jakóbczyk
- Advanced Materials Center, Gdańsk University of Technology, Narutowicza 11/12, 80-233, Gdańsk, Poland; Institute of Biotechnology and Molecular Medicine, Kampinoska 25, 80-180, Gdańsk, Poland
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- Institute of Biotechnology and Molecular Medicine, Kampinoska 25, 80-180, Gdańsk, Poland; Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of Gdansk, Bazynskiego 8, 80-309, Gdansk, Poland
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- Advanced Materials Center, Gdańsk University of Technology, Narutowicza 11/12, 80-233, Gdańsk, Poland
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- Advanced Materials Center, Gdańsk University of Technology, Narutowicza 11/12, 80-233, Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of Gdansk, Bazynskiego 8, 80-309, Gdansk, Poland
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- Łukasiewicz Research Network - Institute of Non-Ferrous Metals Division in Poznan, Central Laboratory of Batteries and Cells, Forteczna 12, 61-362, Poznan, Poland
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- Advanced Materials Center, Gdańsk University of Technology, Narutowicza 11/12, 80-233, Gdańsk, Poland
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- Institute of Biotechnology and Molecular Medicine, Kampinoska 25, 80-180, Gdańsk, Poland; Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of Gdansk, Bazynskiego 8, 80-309, Gdansk, Poland
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- NILU-Norwegian Institute for Air Research, Instituttveien 18, 2007, Kjeller, Norway
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- Łukasiewicz Research Network - Institute of Non-Ferrous Metals Division in Poznan, Central Laboratory of Batteries and Cells, Forteczna 12, 61-362, Poznan, Poland; Institute of Chemistry and Technical Electrochemistry, Poznan University of Technology, Berdychowo 4, 60-965, Poznan, Poland
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- Advanced Materials Center, Gdańsk University of Technology, Narutowicza 11/12, 80-233, Gdańsk, Poland.
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Amine R, Liu J, Acznik I, Sheng T, Lota K, Sun H, Sun C, Fic K, Zuo X, Ren Y, EI‐Hady DA, Alshitari W, Al‐Bogami AS, Chen Z, Amine K, Xu G. Regulating the Hidden Solvation‐Ion‐Exchange in Concentrated Electrolytes for Stable and Safe Lithium Metal Batteries. Adv Energy Mater 2020; 10:2000901. [DOI: 10.1002/aenm.202000901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2020] [Accepted: 04/23/2020] [Indexed: 09/02/2023]
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- Rachid Amine
- Department of Chemical Engineering University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago IL 60607 USA
- Materials Science Division Argonne National Laboratory Lemont IL 60439 USA
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- Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division Argonne National Laboratory 9700 S Cass Avenue Lemont IL 60439 USA
- Department of Chemistry Virginia Tech 900 West Campus Drive Blacksburg VA 24061 USA
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- Institute of Non‐Ferrous Metals Division in Poznan Central Laboratory of Batteries and Cells Forteczna 12 Poznan 61‐362 Poland
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science Anhui Normal University Wuhu 241000 P. R. China
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- Institute of Non‐Ferrous Metals Division in Poznan Central Laboratory of Batteries and Cells Forteczna 12 Poznan 61‐362 Poland
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing Institute of New Energy China University of Petroleum‐Beijing Beijing 102249 P. R. China
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- X‐ray Science Division Argonne National Laboratory 9700 South Cass Avenue Lemont IL 60439 USA
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- Poznan University of Technology Pl. Marii Sklodowskiej‐Curie 5 Poznan 60‐965 Poland
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- X‐ray Science Division Argonne National Laboratory 9700 South Cass Avenue Lemont IL 60439 USA
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- X‐ray Science Division Argonne National Laboratory 9700 South Cass Avenue Lemont IL 60439 USA
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- Department of Chemistry College of Science University of Jeddah P.O. 80327 Jeddah 21589 Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry College of Science University of Jeddah P.O. 80327 Jeddah 21589 Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry College of Science University of Jeddah P.O. 80327 Jeddah 21589 Saudi Arabia
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- Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division Argonne National Laboratory 9700 S Cass Avenue Lemont IL 60439 USA
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- Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division Argonne National Laboratory 9700 S Cass Avenue Lemont IL 60439 USA
- Materials Science and Engineering Stanford University Stanford CA 94305 USA
- IRMC Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University (IAU) Dammam 34212 Saudi Arabia
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- Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division Argonne National Laboratory 9700 S Cass Avenue Lemont IL 60439 USA
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Lota K, Acznik I, Sierczynska A, Lota G. Enhancing the performance of polypyrrole composites as electrode materials for supercapacitors by carbon nanotubes additives. J Appl Polym Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/app.48867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Katarzyna Lota
- Łukasiewicz Research Network ‐ Institute of Non‐Ferrous Metals Division in Poznan, Central Laboratory of Batteries and Cells, Forteczna 12 Poznan 61‐362 Poland
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- Łukasiewicz Research Network ‐ Institute of Non‐Ferrous Metals Division in Poznan, Central Laboratory of Batteries and Cells, Forteczna 12 Poznan 61‐362 Poland
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- Łukasiewicz Research Network ‐ Institute of Non‐Ferrous Metals Division in Poznan, Central Laboratory of Batteries and Cells, Forteczna 12 Poznan 61‐362 Poland
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- Łukasiewicz Research Network ‐ Institute of Non‐Ferrous Metals Division in Poznan, Central Laboratory of Batteries and Cells, Forteczna 12 Poznan 61‐362 Poland
- Poznan University of Technology, Institute of Chemistry and Technical Electrochemistry, Berdychowo 4 Poznan 60‐965 Poland
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In the thesis, the properties of nickel oxide/active carbon composites as the electrode materials for supercapacitors are discussed. Composites with a different proportion of nickel oxide/carbon materials were prepared. A nickel oxide/carbon composite was prepared by chemically precipitating nickel hydroxide on an active carbon and heating the hydroxide at 300 ∘Cin the air. Phase compositions of the products were characterized using X-ray diffractometry (XRD). The morphology of the composites was observed by SEM. The electrochemical performances of composite electrodes used in electrochemical capacitors were studied in addition to the properties of electrode consisting of separate active carbon and nickel oxide only. The electrochemical measurements were carried out using cyclic voltammetry, galvanostatic charge/discharge, and impedance spectroscopy. The composites were tested in 6 M KOH aqueous electrolyte using two- and three-electrode Swagelok systems. The results showed that adding only a few percent of nickel oxide to active carbon provided the highest value of capacity. It is the confirmation of the fact that such an amount of nickel oxide is optimal to take advantage of both components of the composite, which additionally can be a good solution as a negative electrode in asymmetric configuration of electrode materials in an electrochemical capacitor.
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- Katarzyna Lota
- Central Laboratory of Batteries and Cells, Institute of Non-Ferrous Metals Branch in Poznan, Forteczna 12, 61-362 Poznan, Poland
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- Central Laboratory of Batteries and Cells, Institute of Non-Ferrous Metals Branch in Poznan, Forteczna 12, 61-362 Poznan, Poland
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- Central Laboratory of Batteries and Cells, Institute of Non-Ferrous Metals Branch in Poznan, Forteczna 12, 61-362 Poznan, Poland
- Institute of Chemistry and Technical Electrochemistry, Poznan University of Technology, Piotrowo 3, 60-965 Poznan, Poland
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Furmaniak S, Terzyk A, Gauden P, Lota K, Frąckowiak E, Béguin F, Kowalczyk P. Determination of the space between closed multiwalled carbon nanotubes by GCMC simulation of nitrogen adsorption. J Colloid Interface Sci 2008; 317:442-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2007.09.067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2007] [Revised: 09/21/2007] [Accepted: 09/24/2007] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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