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As a new type of photoelectrode, TiO2/Ni thin-film electrode was prepared by dip-coating technique. The structural and surface morphology of electrode was examined by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscope (SEM). Effects of initial phenol concentration, pH value, number of film layers, voltage of electrical bias applied, variation of inorganic salt type and types of dissolved gas on the photoelectrocatalytic (PEC) degradation of phenol using ultraviolet (UV) illuminated TiO2/Ni thin-film electrode were investigated. The mechanism of PEC degradation of phenol was also studied by analyzing reaction intermediates.
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Xiaoli, Y., Huixiang, S. & Dahui, W. Photoelectrocatalytic degradation of phenol using a TiO2/Ni thin-film electrode. Korean J. Chem. Eng. 20, 679–684 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02706907
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