A mechanistic study of the photoelectrochemical oxidation of organic compounds on a TiO2/TCO particulate film electrode assembly

The photo-oxidative degradation of sodium benzene sulfonate, 2-phenoxyethanol, ethyleneglycol, diethyleneglycol, acetic acid and formic acid, was examined on a TiO2 particulate film immobilized on a transparent conductive oxide (TCO) glass electrode assembly. The photocurrents generated during the photodegradation of these organic compounds were monitored. Formation of intermediate species (acetic acid and formic acid) during the temporal course of the photo-oxidative process(es) appears to have a direct effect on the photocurrents.

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