Estudo da relação sp3/sp2 de ânodos de diamante dopado com boro (BDD) na produção de espécies fortemente oxidantes

Abstract

The possibility of preparing synthetic diamond has increased the interest of the scientific community for application of these materials due to their unique characteristics. However, the synthetic diamond films doping with N, P, B and F become the semiconductor for application in electrochemistry. During the research it was established that the boron-doped diamond, BDD is an anode that does not favor the chemical adsorption of the species on its surface. Recently, however, the influence of film characteristics (surface roughness, thickness, and impurities boron content sp2) was determined; and these parameters can affect the effectiveness of the anode in the production of strong oxidants and degradation of organic compounds. For these reasons, study the influence of ratio sp3/sp2 provides information about choosing a specific anode BDD for specific electrochemical applications. Thus, this work has as main objectives to compare anodes BDD with different ratio sp3/sp2 to evaluate performance in the production of persulfate by applying different current densities, as well as addressing the role that strongly oxidizing species during the degradation of a model compound, Acid Violet 7. Furthermore, the development of a toxicology study using Lactuca sativa through the decontamination efficiency of the synthetic effluent using electrochemically generated persulfate was performed. The results clearly show that BDD electrode containing higher graphite content and higher adsorption property on the surface favors the significant production of the oxidant of interest. The best electrolysis time for high production of persulfate was 120 minutes. The electrochemical treatment of the Acid Violet 7 using BDD electrodes with different sp3/sp2 ratio (175 and 329) showed that for both cases, the elimination of color and degradation of organic matter were affected for this parameter. However, a significant mineralization was observed with BDD 329 than that obtained with BDD 175, indicating a better decontamination of effluent. After the electrochemical treatment, the toxicological analyzes showed that the effluent treated with BDD 175 allowed the germination of Lactuca sativa. However, the result is opposite to the degree of mineralization obtained with BDD 329. This behavior was due to the production of significant concentrations of oxidizers and aliphatic acids at the end of electrochemical treatment with BDD 329, preventing seed germination Lactuca sativa.