초록 |
Epichlorohydrin (ECH) is a volatile organic compound and toxic to human health. Here we investigated clean mediated electrocatalytic dechlorination of ECH in aqueous solutions using electrogenerated [Nickel(I)(hexamethylcyclam)]+ ([Ni(I)(hmc)]+). Catalytic reaction rate constant was measured by cyclic voltammetry, and the degradation products by GC/MS. Fast mediation kinetics, total removal of ECH, non-chloro organics as the only degradation products, and highly stable [Ni(I)(hmc)]+ mediator indicate high potentiality of [Ni(I)(hmc)]+ as a powerful mediator for dechlorination of other organic chloro compounds. |