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Enhanced Electroreductive Removal of Bromate by a Supported Pd-In Bimetallic Catalyst: Kinetics and Mechanism
Huachun Lan1, Ran Mao1, Yating Tong1
1Key Laboratory of Drinking Water Science and Technology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100085, China.
Abstract:
In this work, the electroreductive removal of bromate by a Pd1-In4/Al2O3 catalyst in a three-dimensional electrochemical reactor was investigated. A total of 96.4% of bromate could be efficiently reduced and completely converted into bromide within 30 min under optimized conditions. On the basis of the characterization results and kinetics analysis, a synergistic effect of Pd and In was observed, and Pd1-In4/Al2O3 had the highest reaction rate constant of 0.1275 min-1 (vs 0.0413, 0.0328, and 0.0253 min-1 for In/Al2O3, Pd/Al2O3, and Al2O3). The results of electron spin resonance and scavenger experiments confirmed that both direct electron transfer and indirect reduction by atomic H* were involved in the bromate removal process, while the direct reduction played a more important role. Moreover, the introduction of In could increase the zeta potential of Pd1-In4/Al2O3, facilitating bromate adsorption and its subsequent reduction on the catalyst. Finally, a reaction mechanism for bromate reduction by Pd1-In4/Al2O3 was proposed based on all the experimental results.
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