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Electrochemical oxidation of phenol for wastewater treatment using SnO2, anodes

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The electrochemical oxidation of phenol for waste water treatment was studied on doped SnO2 anodes. Analysis of reaction intermediates and a carbon balance has shown that the main reaction is oxidation of phenol to CO2. This unexpected behaviour of the SnO2 anode is explained by a change of the chemical structure of the electrode surface during anodic polarization.

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  1. Institute of Chemical Engineering, Swiss Federal Institute of Technologie, CH-1015, Lausanne, Switzerland

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Comninellis, C., Pulgarin, C. Electrochemical oxidation of phenol for wastewater treatment using SnO2, anodes. J Appl Electrochem 23, 108–112 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00246946

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