The electrogeneration of hydroxyl radicals for water disinfection

dc.contributor.advisor	Key, David
dc.contributor.author	Mangombo, Zelo
dc.contributor.other	Dept. of Chemistry
dc.contributor.other	Faculty of Science
dc.date.accessioned	2013-09-10T13:59:31Z
dc.date.available	2007/09/21 13:10
dc.date.available	2007/09/21
dc.date.available	2013-09-10T13:59:31Z
dc.date.issued	2006
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11394/2061
dc.description	Magister Scientiae - MSc	en_US
dc.description.abstract	This study has shown that OHË radicals can be generated in an Fe/O2 cell from the electrode products via Fenton’s reaction and used for water disinfection. The cell system in which the experiments were carried out was open and undivided and contained two electrodes with iron (Fe) as the anode and oxygen (O2) gas diffusion electrode. Typically, 100 ml of Na2SO4.10H2O (0.5M) solution was used as a background electrolyte. OHË radicals were produced in-situ in an acidic solution aqueous by oxidation of iron (II), formed by dissolving of the anode, with hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). The H2O2 was electrogenerated by reduction of oxygen using porous reticulated vitreous carbon (RVC) as a catalyst.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	University of the Western Cape	en_US
dc.subject	Electrolysis	en_US
dc.subject	Water	en_US
dc.subject	Purification - Disinfection	en_US
dc.subject	Purification - Ozonization	en_US
dc.title	The electrogeneration of hydroxyl radicals for water disinfection	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US
dc.rights.holder	University of the Western Cape	en_US
dc.description.country	South Africa