Electrochemical Degradation of Methylene Blue by a Flexible Graphite Electrode: Techno-Economic Evaluation
A. Yağmur Gören, Yaşar Kemal Recepoğlu, Özge Edebali̇, Çağrı Şahin, Mesut Genişoğlu, Hatice Eser Ökten
Abstract
) were obtained for initial pH 4, initial MB concentration 26.5 mg/L, electrolyte concentration 0.6 g/L, electrical potential 3 V, and operating time 30 min. The reaction kinetics was maximum for pH 5, and as the pH increased the reaction rates decreased. Consequent techno-economic assessment showed that electrochemical removal of MB using low-cost and versatile flexible graphite had a competitive advantage.
Topics & Concepts
ElectrolyteOxidizing agentElectrochemistryGraphiteMethylene blueResponse surface methodologyElectrodeChemistrySupporting electrolyteMaterials scienceChromatographyCatalysisPhotocatalysisBiochemistryOrganic chemistryPhysical chemistryAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesMembrane-based Ion Separation TechniquesElectrochemical sensors and biosensors