Electrochemical degradation of reactive Brilliant Red K-2BP on Ti/RuTiIrSnMn oxide anode in a batch cell

Abstract

Electrochemical degradation of Reactive Brilliant Red K-2BP on Ti/RuTiIrSnMn oxide anode in chloride containing solution was investigated by voltammetry and electrolysis in a batch cell. It is found that the degradation mechanism of K-2BP on Ti/RuTiIrSnMn oxide anode involves an indirect electrocatalytic oxidation, in which K-2BP is oxidized by the electrochemically generated active chlorine. This degradation reaction follows pseudo-first order reaction kinetics. Ti/RuTiIrSnMn oxide exhibits excellent electrocata­lytic activity toward the generation of active chlorine from chloride. Hence, K-2BP can be electrochemically degraded effectively in chloride containing solution. The decolorization efficiency was found to increase with the decrease in pH and with the increase in current density, NaCl concentration, temperature, and flow rate of the solution.