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A photoelectrocatalyst consisting of WO3 nanosheets or nanorods has been synthesized by electrochemical anodization under hydrodynamic conditions, and has been used for the degradation of two toxic pesticides: chlorfenvinphos and bromacil. Nanostructures have been characterized by FESEM and Raman spectroscopy. Photoelectrochemical degradation tests have been carried out both for individual pesticide solutions and for a mixture solution, and the concentration evolution with time has been followed by UV-Vis spectrophotometry. For individual pesticides, pseudo-first order kinetic coefficients of 0.402 h−1 and 0.324 h−1 have been obtained for chlorfenvinphos and bromacil, respectively, while for the mixture solution, these kinetic coefficients have been 0.162 h−1 and 0.408 h−1. The change in behavior towards pesticide degradation depending on whether individual or mixture solutions were used might be indicative of a competitive process between the two pesticide molecules when interacting with the WO3 nanostructures surface or when approaching the semiconductor/electrolyte interface.
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Roselló Márquez, Gemma Fernández Domene, Ramón Manuel Sánchez Tovar, Rita García Carrión, Sergio Lucas Granados, Bianca Garcia-Anton, Jose 2019 Photoelectrocatalyzed degradation of a pesticides mixture solution (chlorfenvinphos and bromacil) by WO3 nanosheets Science of the Total Environment 674 88 95 |