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Advances in Carbon Felt Material for Electro-Fenton Process

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Electro-Fenton Process

Part of the book series: The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry ((HEC,volume 61))

Abstract

In electro-Fenton process, carbon-based materials, particularly 3D carbon felt, are the best choices for the cathodic electrodes because of several advantages such as low cost, excellent electrolytic efficiency, high surface area, and porosity. In this chapter, various aspects of this material are discussed in detail. This chapter is divided into three main sections, including (1) characterization of carbon felt (CF), (2) modification of CF, and (3) application of CF in electro-Fenton (EF) process to remove biorefractory pollutants. First of all, the typical characteristics of CF such as morphology, porosity, and conductivity are discussed. Next, in the modification section, we introduce different methods to improve the performance of CF. We especially focus on the surface area and electrochemical activity toward electrodes applications. Finally, both modified and non-modified CF is used as cathode materials for EF systems like homogeneous, heterogeneous, hybrid, or pilot-scale types.

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Abbreviations

AHPS:

4-Amino-3-hydroxy-2-p-tolylazo-naphthalene-1-sulfonic acid

ALD:

Atomic Layer Deposition

AO7:

Acid orange 7

APPJ:

Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Jet

AQDS:

Anthraquinone-2,6-disulfonate

BDD:

Boron-doped diamond

BEF:

Bio-electro-Fenton

CF:

Carbon felt

CNT:

Carbon nanotube

CTAB:

Cetyl trimethylammonium bromide

CV:

Cyclic voltammogram

CVD:

Chemical vapor deposition

DCF:

Diclofenac

DMF:

N,N-dimethyl formamide

DO 61:

Direct orange 61

EC:

Energy efficiency

EF:

Electro-Fenton

ENXN:

Enoxacin

EPD:

Electrophoretic deposition

FeAB:

Iron alginate gel beads

GF:

Graphite felt

GO:

Graphene oxide

LDH:

Layered double hydroxide

MCE:

Mineralization current efficiency

MCF:

Microbial fuel cell

MO:

Methyl orange

N-doped:

Nitrogen-doped

ORR:

Oxygen reduction reaction

PAH:

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon

PAN-CF:

PolyAcryloNitrile-Carbon Felt

PAN-GF:

Polyacrylonitrile-graphite felt

PANi:

Polyaniline

PB:

Prussian blue

PCOC:

4-Chloro-2-methylphenol

PEM:

Proton Exchange Membrane

POP:

Persistent Organic Pollutant

PPy:

Polypyrrole

RF:

Radiofrequency

rGO:

Reduced graphene oxide

RTD:

Residence Time Distribution

SCEs:

Saturated calomel electrode

SEM:

Scanning Electron Microscopy

SPEF:

Solar Photo-electro-Fenton

SWCNT:

Single-walled carbon nanotube

TOC:

Total organic carbon

TT:

Thermal treatment

VRFE:

Vanadium redox flow battery

XPS:

X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy

ZIF:

Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework

ZME:

Zeolite-modified electrode

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Le, T.X.H., Bechelany, M., Cretin, M. (2017). Advances in Carbon Felt Material for Electro-Fenton Process. In: Zhou, M., Oturan, M., Sirés, I. (eds) Electro-Fenton Process. The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, vol 61. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/698_2017_55

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