Evaluation of the electrochemical response of using screen-printed carbon electrodes (SPCE) modified with oxidized multi-walled carbon nanotubes dispersed in water - Nafion®.

The evaluation of the electrochemical determination of was carried out using a screen-printed carbon electrode (SPCE) modified with Nafion-dispersed oxidized multi-walled carbon nanotubes (OMWCNT). The morphology was studied using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), showing a complete modification of the surface with the nanotubes and yeast interaction with them instead of the graphite surface. The redox couple Fe(CN) /Fe(CN) was used to determine the electroactive area, the heterogeneous transfer constant, and the Nafion® effect.

Experimental design approach applied to the elimination of crystal violet in water by electrocoagulation with Fe or Al electrodes.

An experimental design methodology was applied to evaluate the decolourization of crystal violet (CV) dye by electrocoagulation using iron or aluminium electrodes. The effects and interactions of four parameters, initial pH (3-9), current density (6-28 A m(-2)), substrate concentration (50-200 mg L(-1)) and supporting electrolyte concentration (284-1420 mg L(-1) of Na(2)SO(4)), were optimized and evaluated. Although the results using iron anodes were better than for aluminium, the effects and interactions of the studied parameters were quite similar.

Electrokinetic determination of the buffer capacity of Andisols.

Among methods which involve the flow of electric current, the electro-remediation techniques have shown useful both for the removal of polluting species, and for obtaining a series of parameters in relatively laboratory simple experiments which can be used to characterize soils. This technique was applied in the present study to obtain experimental results with two soils from Tenerife. The capacity of the method as methodology for the measurement of the buffering capacity of these soils during electrokinetic experiments was analyzed.