RT Journal Article
T1 Catalytic nickel and nickel-copper alloy hollow-fiber membranes for the remediation of organic pollutants by electrocatalysis
A1 Allioux, Francois Marie
A1 David, Oana
A1 Merenda, Andrea
A1 Maina, James W.
A1 Benavides, Miren Etxeberria
A1 Tanaka, Alfredo Pacheco
A1 Dumée, Ludovic F.
AB Electrocatalytic membrane reactors are becoming a viable solution for the treatment of wastewater contaminated with persistent organic pollutants and compounds. The development of suitable membrane elements made of abundant and stable electrocatalytic materials remains a challenge to enable durable and large-scale operation. In this study, novel nickel (Ni) and nickel-copper (NiCu) alloy hollow-fiber (HF) membranes were synthesized for the first time and used for the electrocatalytic degradation of small organic molecule pollutants from model wastewater effluents. The novel porous metal HFs were characterized and tested for their capacity to degrade salicylic acid (SA) molecules by electrochemical oxidation. The degradation of SA was monitored in situ and over time using an ultraviolet-visible (UV/vis) quartz cell. The HF membranes were found to be highly stable and reusable while the kinetics of SA electro-oxidation were 9 to 20 times greater than with pure platinum wire electrodes. The high performance of the HF materials was attributed to the interconnected pore structure combined with the natural surface reactivity and excellent electron transport properties of the Ni metal and bare NiCu alloy.
SN 2050-7488
YR 2018
FD 2018
LK https://hdl.handle.net/11556/3145
UL https://hdl.handle.net/11556/3145
LA eng
NO Allioux , F M , David , O , Merenda , A , Maina , J W , Benavides , M E , Tanaka , A P & Dumée , L F 2018 , ' Catalytic nickel and nickel-copper alloy hollow-fiber membranes for the remediation of organic pollutants by electrocatalysis ' , Journal of Materials Chemistry A , vol. 6 , no. 16 , pp. 6904-6915 . https://doi.org/10.1039/c7ta11323d
NO Publisher Copyright: © 2018 The Royal Society of Chemistry.
NO F.-M. Allioux would like to thank the Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University, Victoria, Australia for funding his PhD scholarship and AINSE Ltd for providing nancial assistance (PGRA Award - 30290). This work was performed in part at the Australian National Fabrication Facility (ANFF), a company established under the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy, through the La Trobe University Centre for Materials and Surface Science. L. F. DUMEE acknowledges the ARC DECRA scheme for his DE180100130 Fellowship. This research did not receive any specic grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-prot sectors. F.-M. Allioux would like to thank the Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University, Victoria, Australia for funding his PhD scholarship and AINSE Ltd for providing financial assistance (PGRA Award - 30290). This work was performed in part at the Australian National Fabrication Facility (ANFF), a company established under the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy, through the La Trobe University Centre for Materials and Surface Science. L. F. DUMEE acknowledges the ARC DECRA scheme for his DE180100130 Fellowship. This research did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.
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