Electrochemical Dechlorination of Triclosan on Palladium/Polypyrrole-Reduced Graphene Oxide/Foam Nickel Composite Electrode

Abstract

In this study, the electrochemical dechlorination of triclosan in aqueous solution on palladium/polypyrrolereduced graphene oxide/foamed nickel composite electrode (Pd/PPy-rGO/foam-Ni electrode) was investigated. The influences of the applied current, reaction temperature and the initial concentration of triclosan solution on triclosan dechlorination efficiency were studied. The triclosan can be completely removed within 180 min under the conditions of the dechlorination current of 7 mA and dechlorination temperature of 40 °C when the initial concentration of triclosan was 50 mg · L –1 .