Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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580708 | Journal of Hazardous Materials | 2010 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Electrochemical dechlorination of chlorobenzenes in the presence of various arene mediators such as naphthalene, biphenyl, phenanthrene, anthracene, and pyrene, was studied. The amount of mediator required was able to be reduced to 0.01Â equiv. for all mediators except for anthracene, with the complete dechlorination of mono-, 1,3-di- and 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene still achieved. This catalytic amount of mediator plays an important role in accelerating the dechlorination through the rapid formation of radical anions prior to reduction of the chlorobenzenes.
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Authors
Aishah A. Jalil, Sugeng Triwahyono, N. Aini M. Razali, N. Hanis H. Hairom, Ani Idris, M. Nazlan M. Muhid, Azlyana Ismail, N. Aisyah M. Yahaya, N. Akma L. Ahmad, Hazlini Dzinun,