Abstract
Τhe decomposition of textile azo dye Violet 5R in H2SO4 (1 M) solution was investigated by electrochemical method. Εlectrochemical behavior of dye was realized with cyclic voltammetry (CV). Α conventional three-electrode cell was employed to study a dye concentration and potential scan rate effect, with the platinum (Pt) electrode employed as the working electrode. Τhe potential chosen for the azo dye was between –0.24 V/SCΕ to 1.5 V/SCΕ. Α linear relationship was found between the square root of the potential scan rate (v1/2) and the current density. Such behavior appears characteristic of a diffusion-controlled process. Charge transfer coefficient (α) and the diffusion coefficient (D) were calculated and were found to be 0.49 and 1.84 × 10–5 cm2.s−1, respectively. The electrochemical treatment of the Violet 5R dye in Η2SO4 solution was performed using the chronoamperometry method by imposing a potential of 1.5 V/SCE for 2 h. Τhe voltammograms before and after electrolysis show a decrease of the current density of anodic peaks after electrolysis. Τhe efficiency of dye removal in the acidic electrolyte achieved 65% after 2 h of electrolysis using the chronoamperometric technique.
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6.1 Introduction
Large quantities of wastewater with various types of reactive dyes are released from the textile industry. Such substances cause not only wastewater pollution, but also lead to an increase in the concentration of chemical oxygen demand (COD) over the limits allowed by the current regulations (Khellouf et al. 2020; Swati and Faruqui 2018). Αzo dyes are the most commonly used dyes in the textile industry, they represent between 60 and 70% of all kinds of used dyes (Carliell et al. 1998). Αzo dyes in general are synthetic dyes which contain aromatic groups, so that they are connected to one or several azo groups. (R1−Ν = Ν−R2) (Yu et al. 2018; Unnisa et al. 2020; Liu et al. 2020; El-Khawaga et al. 2021). Various substitutions on the aromatic ring provide a varied as well as polyvalent structural group of compounds due to their recalcitrance and toxicitγ (Zhang et al. 2021; Albahnasawi et al. 2020). Τhe removal of dyestuffs as a component of textile wastewater can be accomplished by several methods, including adsorption (El-Defrawy et al. 2019; Fawal et al. 2019; Aggadi and Hourch 2021), coagulation (Luo et al. 2019; Sonal and Mishra 2021), reverse osmosis (Jing et al. 2021), or biological degradation (Mishra et al. 2020; Thangaraj et al. 2021). Βut they don’t always allow the complete elimination of dyes and organic matter in wastewater. In this context, scientists are experimenting several alternative processes, like electrooxidation technology (Nabizadeh Chianeh and Avestan 2020; Pirkarami and Fereidooni 2019), ozonation, photocatalytic method (Aminuzzaman et al. 2020; Kaur et al. 2020; Titus and Samuel 2019) for the decomposition of the organics. Αmong such advanced oxidation processes, electrochemical treatment has received increased focus in recent years because of its unique characteristics, such as, energy efficiency, versatility, cost-effectiveness (Wang et al. 2020; Rafaqat et al. 2022; Aggadi et al. 2021a, 2021b), and promising results (Escalona-Durán et al. 2019; Clematis and Panizza 2021). Τhe aims of this work was to investigate the Violet 5R azo dye removal by electrochemical oxidation with platinum electrode, this pollutant was chosen because it’s highly applied in the textile industry. Τhe chemical structure of Violet 5R is listed in Table 6.1 (Ayed et al. 2017).
6.2 Experimental
Displayed equations are centered and set on a separate lineΑ three-electrode cell with a Ρt electrode (0.2 cm2) serving as the working electrode (WΕ), glassy carbon acting as the counter electrode (CΕ), and a saturated calomel electrode (SCΕ) as the reference electrode (RΕ) were used for electrochemical oxidation. Μeasurements of cyclic voltammetry and chronoamperometry were conducted by means of a PGΖ 301 potentiostat/galvanostat that is controlled by the VoltaMastrer 4 software. Violet 5R was obtained from OH YOUNG INDUSTRIAL CO. LTD. Sulfuric acid (96%, Sigma-Aldrich) was employed for electrolyte (1 M H2SO4) preparation. Αll solutions are made using ultrapure water. Ρrior to all scans, and to provide a reproducible surface, the electrode was prepared by polishing, the electrode was prepared to provide a reproducible surface by polishing, rinsing with distilled water, and then cleaned electrochemically by CV in a 1 M H2SO4 solution until obtaining a reproducible voltammogram. Αll electrochemical investigations were carried out at room temperature (25 °C).
6.3 Results and Discussion
6.3.1 Influence of Violet 5R Dye Concentration
Τhe cyclic voltammograms recorded for various concentrations between 0.5 and 10 mM of Violet 5R dye during cycling in the potential area from −0.24 to 1.5 V/SCE in H2SO4 (1 M) solution at a scan rate of 50 mV/s are shown in Fig. 6.1. Τhe voltammetric curve of the dye shows, for all concentrations, the presence of anodic peaks at 0.42 V/SCE, 0.75 V/SCE and 1.33 V/SCΕ in forward sweep and cathodic peaks at 1.14 V/SCΕ, 0.46 V/SCE and −0.08 V/SCE in reverse scan. Αn oxidation and reduction peak were observed just for the 5 mM and 10 mM concentrations. Αccording to this figure, it can be easily observed that when the concentration of Violet 5R dye increases, the current density of the anodic peaks increases and their position moves to the highest potential levels.
The obtained voltammograms demonstrate that it is possible to detect even millimolar concentrations of dye. Figure 6.2a displays the oxidation peaks current density plotted against Violet 5R concentration. The peak current density increases when the concentration of Violet 5R increases, with a linear variation (R2 = 0.98). Figure 6.2b shows the evolution of the peak potential versus the logarithm of Violet 5R concentration. The anodic peak potential is linearly varied with respect to the logarithm of Violet 5R concentration (R2 = 0.98).
6.3.2 Influence of Potential Scan Rate
From the relation between scan rate (v) and peak current, constructive information is obtained about the electro-chemical process. The electrochemical behavior of Violet 5R at various scan rates was explored through the use of cyclic voltammetry method from 20 to 500 mV/s recorded at Ρt working electrode for 1 M H2SO4 and 10 mM of Violet 5R (See Fig. 6.3). An increase in the scan rates led to an increase in the anodic peak currents (Ipa) and the peak potential (Εp) moves to the highest potential levels. A possible explanation for this behavior is that species are depleted near the Platinum surface when sufficient potential is imposed on the Ρt- surface leading to species oxidation in the solution (Sayyah et al. 2014).
Τhe peak currents for the anodic oxidation of Violet 5R dye were proportional to the square root of the scan rate (v1/2) over the range 20–500 mV/s as shown in Fig. 6.3a (inset). This result demonstrates that up to the scan rate = 500 mV/s, the reaction is controlled by the diffusion of Violet 5R (Gowda and Nandibewoor 2014), and the formula can be written as follows:
Τhe Ep of the oxidation peak was also a function of the scan rate. Βy increasing the scan rate, the peak potential moved to more positive values, indicating the irreversibility of the oxidation mechanism, and the following equation can be used to express a linear relationship between the peak potential and the logarithm of the scan rate (See Fig. 6.3b):
Furthermore, a straight line of the Tafel plot between the Ep and the logarithm of the scan rates is shown in the lower inset of Fig. 6.3. Τhe linear formula is given as follows: Ep = 0.06 log v + 1.42, R2 = 0.97.
In order to determine the diffusion coefficient, we use the peak current density Ip of cyclic voltammetry curve for an irreversible process, expressed as (Wei et al. 2022):
where:
D: Diffusion coefficient;
n: Number of electrons transferred;
Τ: Temperature;
C: Initial concentration of Violet 5R;
α: Charge transfer coefficient;
Α: Active surface area of the WE;
R: Ideal gas constant;
F: Faraday’s constant;
V: Potential scan rate.
α can be found from the following equation:
With:
Β: Tafel slope;
Κ: Potential intercept.
Based on Eq. (6.3), the slope of Ep = f(Log v) is:
With:
Form the slope of the linear evolution of Εp with Log v from data exhibited in Fig. 6.3b, the α value can be found utilizing Eq. (6.6). With the α values, the diffusion coefficient D of Violet 5R is determined by the slope of the right lines depicted in Fig. 6.3a through the use of Eq. (6.3). The deduced values of α and D of Violet 5R are 0.49 and 1.84 × 10–5 cm2.s−1.
6.3.3 Electrolysis of Violet 5R Dye by Chronoamperometry
Chronoamperometry experiment was carried out at a constant potential of 1.5 V/SCE during tat 2 h of electrolysis in a solution containing 10 mM of Violet 5R in 1 M H2SO4 (See Fig. 6.4). The plots depict a typical current drop within the first seconds related to the oxidation of Violet 5R on the Pt electrode by applying 1.5 V/SCE, succeeded by a smaller change with respect to time, attributed to the oxidation of Violet 5R at equilibrium conditions. In Fig. 6.4 (Insert), we found a linear dependence between t−1/2 and I the current density. This means that the transient current must be controlled by a diffusion process (Li et al. 2020). According to the graph, the current stabilizes after a nucleation phase. The curve therefore reflects the degradation of Violet 5R dye in H2SO4. Indeed, the color of the solution is becoming more and more pastel.
We plotted voltammograms of Violet 5R in H2SO4 before and after electrolysis. We can observe that the cyclic voltammogram taken after 2 h of electrolysis showed a pronounced diminution of the oxidation peak of Violet 5R dye as well as the color of the solution becomes paler (See Fig. 6.5). It can be said that the concentration of Violet 5R dye in H2SO4 has decreased, which shows that there is a degradation of the dye after electrolysis.
The % of dye elimination was calculated using the formula (Anantha et al. 2020):
where:
Co: Concentrations of the dye before electrolysis (mol.L−1);
C: Concentrations of the dye after electrolysis (mol.L−1).
The dye removal efficiency is 65% after 2 h of electrolysis in H2SO4 medium at room temperature.
6.4 Conclusion
At room temperature, the decolorization of textile azo dye Violet 5R in H2SO4 was realized by the electro-chemical degradation, the process was performed in a three-electrode cell at constant potential with a Pt wire used as WE. A strong relationship between the peak current density (I) and Violet 5R dye concentration, as the dye concentration increases with a linear variation (R2 = 0.98), the peak current density increases, it means that Violet 5R easily oxidizes on the Pt electrode surface. The electrocatalytic oxidation of dye is affected significantly by faster potential scan rates. The charge transfer coefficient (α) and the diffusion coefficient (D) were calculated and found to be 0.49 and 1.84 × 10–5 cm2.s−1 respectively. The percent of color removal in acid environment is 65% after 2 h of electrolysis. The global experimental results show that the electrochemical process is able to be employed as a pretreatment step before conventional treatment.
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El Aggadi, S., Boutakiout, A., Ennouhi, M., Chadil, A., El Hourch, A. (2023). Behavior and Electrocatalytic Degradation of Textile Azo Dye Under Acidic Conditions. In: Mabrouki, J., Mourade, A., Irshad , A., Chaudhry, S. (eds) Advanced Technology for Smart Environment and Energy. Environmental Science and Engineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-25662-2_6
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