Electrochemical decolorization of Methylene blue at Pt electrode in KCl solution for environmental remediation

M.A. Hasnat; Jamil A. Safwan; M. Shariful Islam; Zidnia Rahman; Mohammad Razaul Karim; Talha J. Pirzada; Ahmed Jalal Samed; Mohammed M. Rahman

Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Vol.21, 787-791, January, 2015

DOI10.1016/j.jiec.2014.04.013 Export Citation

Electrochemical decolorization of Methylene blue at Pt electrode in KCl solution for environmental remediation

M.A. Hasnat^†, Jamil A. Safwan, M. Shariful Islam, Zidnia Rahman, Mohammad Razaul Karim, Talha J. Pirzada¹, Ahmed Jalal Samed, and Mohammed M. Rahman^{2, †}

Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Physical Sciences, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet 3114, Bangladesh
¹Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, UK
²Chemistry department & Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials Research (CEAMR), Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, PO Box 80203, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia

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Electrochemical decolorization of Methylene blue (MB) molecules was studied at Pt electrode in presence of KNO3 and KCl as the supporting electrolytes under acidic condition. The KNO3 electrolyte displayed MB decolorization effect, where MB molecules exhibited two redox peaks at -0.48 V and -0.34 V, respectively, in cyclic voltammogram (CV). The features of redox couples indicated the dimerization ofMBmolecules. In this simple preparation technique, a less amount of sample loading was required, and the method displayed high efficiency toward decolorization of MB dye. This report indicates the possibility for improving the quality of wastewater discharged from textile and other industries.

Keywords:Methylene blue;Pt electrode;Bleaching;Cyclic voltammetry;Chronoamperometry

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[Referenced By]

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[2] Zhou MG, He HJ, Electrochim. Acta, 53(4), 1902 (2007)

[3] Sapawe N, Jalil AA, Triwahyono S, Adam SH, Jaafar NF, Satar MAH, Appl. Catal. B: Environ., 125, 311 (2012)

[4] Hasnat MA, Uddin MM, Samed AU, Alam SS, Hossain S, J. Hazard. Mater., 147(1-2), 471 (2007)

[5] Ai Z, Li J, Zhang L, Lee S, Ultrason. Sonochem., 17, 370 (2010)

[6] Hasnat MA, Siddiquey IA, Nuruddin A, Dyes Pigment., 66, 185 (2005)

[7] Basu M, Sinha AK, Pradhan M, Sarkar S, Pal A, Mondal C, Pal T, J. Phys. Chem. C, 116, 25741 (2012)

[8] Zhang LL, Nie YL, Hu C, Hu XX, J. Hazard. Mater., 190(1-3), 780 (2011)

[9] Uddin MM, Hasnat MA, Samed AJF, Majumdar RK, Dyes Pigment., 75, 207 (2007)

[10] Duran A, Monteagudo JM, Amores E, Appl. Catal. B: Environ., 80(1-2), 42 (2008)

[11] Asghari A, Kamalabadi M, Farzinia H, Chem. Biochem. Eng. Q, 26, 145 (2012)

[12] de Oliveira GR, Fernandes NS, de Meloa JV, da Silva DR, Urgeghe C, Martinez-Huitle CA, Chem. Eng. J., 168(1), 208 (2011)

[13] Sapawe N, Jalil AA, Triwahyono S, Sah RNRA, Jusoh NWC, Hairom NHH, Efendi J, Appl. Catal. A: Gen., 456, 144 (2013)

[14] Jana AK, J. Photochem. Photobiol. A-Chem., 132, 1 (2000)

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[16] Brdicka R, Z. Electrochem., 48, 686 (1942)

[17] Heyrovsky M, Vavricka S, Heyrovska R, J. Electroanal. Chem., 46, 391 (1973)

[18] Laviron E, J. Electroanal. Chem., 63, 245 (1975)

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