CARBON FELT MODIFICATION WITH HNO3 FOR THE ELECTRO-FENTON PROCESS OF DEGRADATION ORGANIC POLLUTANTS IN THE AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT
Abstract
In this study, the authors modified the surface of raw carbon felt (CF) using concentrated HNO3 for durations ranging from 0 to 12 hours at temperatures between 30°C and 90°C. The structural morphology of both the raw CF and the modified CF was characterized using SEM, EDX, XRD, FT-IR, and contact angle methods. The results showed that the CF modified for 6 hours at 30°C exhibited the highest degradation efficiency for LFX. After 90 minutes of reaction, the degradation efficiency for LFX reached 79.65%. Additionally, the modified CF electrodes demonstrated flexibility and high applicability in degrading various organic pollutants such as oxytetracycline, tartrazine, rhodamine B, methyl orange, and methyl blue, achieving degradation efficiencies of 64.64-97.14% after 45 minutes of reaction. Furthermore, long-term stability tests confirmed its relatively stable performance after 3 cycles.