title: [Modification of activated carbon fiber for electro-Fenton degradation of phenol].
abstract: Microwave-modified activated carbon fiber (ACF-1), nitric acid-modified activated carbon fiber (ACF-2), phosphoric acid-modified activated carbon fiber (ACF-3) and ammonia-modified activated carbon fiber (ACF-4) were successfully fabricated. The electro-Fenton catalytic activities of modified activated carbon fiber were evaluated using phenol as a model pollutant. H2O2 formation, COD removal efficiency and phenol removal efficiency were investigated compared with the unmodified activated carbon fiber (ACF-0). Results indicated that ACF-1 showed the best adsorption and electrocatalytic activity. Modification was in favor of the formation of H2O2. The performance of different systems on phenol degradation and COD removal were ACF-1 > ACF-3 > ACF-4 > ACF-2 > ACF-0 and ACF-1 > ACF-4 > ACF-3 > ACF-2 > ACF-0, respectively, which confirmed that electrocatalytic activities of modified activated carbon fiber were better than the unmodified. In addition, phenol intermediates were not the same while using different modified activated carbon fibers.
authors.forename: Nan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Yao-Jin
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.forename: Guang-Ping
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Xin-Yuan
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Xie
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D000641:Ammonia; D002244:Carbon / Q000737:chemistry*; D000077482:Carbon Fiber; D002606:Charcoal / Q000737:chemistry*; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; D007501:Iron; D019800:Phenol / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000077482:Carbon Fiber; C045076:Fenton's reagent; D002606:Charcoal; D019800:Phenol; D002244:Carbon; D000641:Ammonia; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; D007501:Iron