Degradation of the Dye Reactive Blue 4 by Coupled Photoassisted Electrochemistry at DSA®-Type Electrode

We investigated the photoelectrochemical oxidation of the dye Reactive Blue 4 in the presence of a DSA®-type electrode of nominal composition Ti/Ru0.3Ti0.7O2 under ultraviolet radiation, aiming to enhance the degradation yields of this dye. We conducted the photoelectrocatalytic treatment under galvanostatic control, using an 80 W mercury vapor lamp as the UV source. We also compared unassisted electrooxidative processes and photocatalytic processes with photoelectrochemical oxidation, to gain better insight into the employed advanced oxidation processes and to evaluate their applicability. T...