Glow Discharge Induced Hydroxyl Radical Degradation of 2-Naphthylamine

摘要

In an aqueous solution, normal electrolysis at high voltages switches over sponta-neously to glow discharge electrolysis and gives rise to hydroxyl radical, hydrogen peroxide, andaqueous electron, as well as several other active species. Hydroxyl radical directly attacks or-ganic contaminants to make them oxidized. In the present paper, 2-naphthylamine is eventuallydegraded into hydrogen carbonate and carbon dioxide. The degradation process is analyzed byusing an Ultraviolet (UV) absorption spectrum, high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)and chemical oxygen demand (COD). It is demonstrated that 2-naphthylamine (c0 =30 mg.1-1) iscompletely converted within 2h at 30℃ and 600 V by glow discharge electrolysis, and the degra-dation is strongly dependent upon the presence of ferrous ions. COD is ascended in the absenceof ferrous ions and descended in the presence of them.