The electrochemical oxidation of chlorimuron-ethyl on Ti/SnO_2-Sb_2O_5/PbO_2 electrode was studied by cyclic voltammetry. The electrochemical behaviour of the electrode in a sodium sulfate solution and in the mixture solution of sodium sulfate and chlorimuron-ethyl was studied.The experimental results of cyclic voltammetry show that the acidic medium was suitable for the efficient electrochemical oxidation of chlorimuron-ethyl.Some electro-generated reagent was formed in the electrolysis process and chlorimuron-ethyl could be oxidized by the electro-generated reagent.A Ti/SnO_2-Sb_2O_5/PbO_2 electrode was used as the anode and the electrolysis experiment was carried out under the optimized conditions.The electrolysis process was monitored by UV-Vis spectrometry and high performance liquid chromatography(HPLC),and the chemical oxygen demand(COD) was determined by the potassium dichromate method.The mechanism of chlorimuron-ethyl to be oxided was studied primarily by the cyclic voltammetry and UV-Vis spectrometry.The results of electrolysis experiment demonstrate the possibility of the electrode to be used as an anode for the electrochemical treatment of chlorimuron-ethyl contained in waste water.
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