Concentration-Dependent Photoredox Conversion of As(III)/As(V) on Illuminated Titanium Dioxide Electrodes
By Monllor-Satoca, Damián; Gómez, Roberto & Choi, Wonyong
Published in Environmental Science & Technology
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2012
Abstract
The photoconversion of As(III) (arsenite) and As(V) (arsenate) over a mesoporous TiO2 electrode was investigated in a photoelectrochemical (PEC) cell for a wide range of concentrations (μM -mM), under nonbiased (open-circuit potential measurements) and biased (short-circuit current measurements) conditions. Not only As(III) can be oxidized, but also As(V) can be reduced in the anoxic condition under UV irradiation. However, the reversible nature of As(III)/As(V) photoconversion was not observed in the normal air-equilibrated condition because the dissolved O2 is far more efficient as an electron acceptor than As(V). Although As(III) should be oxidized by holes, its presence did not increase the photooxidation current in a monotonous way: the photocurrent was reduced by the presence of As(III) in the micromolar range but enhanced in the millimolar range. This abnormal concentration-dependent behavior is related with the fate of the intermediate As(IV) species which can be either oxidized or reduced depending on the experimental conditions, combined with surface deactivation for the water photooxidation process. The lowering of the photooxidation current in the presence of micromolar As(III) is ascribed to the role of As(IV) as a charge recombination center. Being an electron acceptor, the addition of As(V) consistently lowers the photocurrent in the entire concentration range. A global concentration-dependent mechanism is proposed accounting for all the PEC results and its relation with the photocatalytic oxidation mechanism is discussed.
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