Hydroxyl radicals (•OH) generated on anode play a vital role in electrochemical oxidation (EO) of organic pollutants for water treatment. Inspired by the four-electron oxygen evolution reaction (OER), we supposed an anode-selection strategy to stabilize deeply oxidized states (*O and *OOH) which are beneficial to generating •OH. To verify the hypothesis, a candidate anode component (MIL-101(Cr), a well-known metal-organic framework with active variable-valence transition metal centers) was used to coat Ti/TiO2 plate to fabricate anodes. Compared to TiO2(101) plane on undecorated anode surface, fast and complete removal of aniline and phenol, and improved energy utilization were achieved on MIL-101(Cr)-coated-Ti/TiO2 anode. Mechanism investigation, including pollutant degradation pathways, showed the predominate contribution (69.60%–75.13%) of •OH in pollutant mineralization. Density functional theory (DFT) computations indicated Cr site in MIL-101(Cr) was more conducive to stabilizing *O and *OOH, leading to thermodynamical spontaneous generation of •OH. This work opens up an exciting avenue to explore •OH production, and supplies a useful guidance to the development of anode materials for EO process.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |