Enhancement of chlorine on Pd catalyst for H2O2 in-situ synthesis in
electro-Fenton system: Kinetics and Mechanism
Abstract
Palladium-based catalyst has been widely employed in electro-Fenton
process for in-situ generation of H2O2. However, the selectivity to H2O2
achieved so far is still far below application level. In this work, a
series of Cl-FePd/γ-Al2O3/Al catalysts were prepared by a
three-step-impregnation method, exhibiting excellent activity in H2O2
in-situ synthesis and high efficiency in phenol degradation. The
characterization results showed that the Cl could assist in increasing
the content of Pd0 and reducing the isoelectric point of catalyst,
leading to the dramatic promotion in synthesis of H2O2. Moreover,
theoretical calculation and kinetics further demonstrated that the Cl
doping could facilitate the main reaction in H2O2 synthesis, as well as
inhibit side reactions, including the dissociation of O-O bond,
hydrogenation and decomposition. Furthermore, plausible mechanism and
degradation pathways were elaborated based on ESR and GC-MS results.
These findings illustrate the value of palladium-based
Cl-FePd/γ-Al2O3/Al catalyst in its application in electro-Fenton
process.