DÉGRADATION ÉLECTROCHIMIQUE DE LA LIAISON –N=N–: ÉTUDE DES PARAMÈTRES SUR UNE MOLÉCULE MODÈLE, METHYLORANGE

JITARU MARIA*, STAN MARIAN, HURDUCAS MIHAELA

UNIVERSITÉ BABES-BOLYAI CLUJ-NAPOCA, ROUMANIE FACULTÉ DE CHIMIE ET GÉNIE CHIMIQUE, LABORATOIRE ASSOCIÉ FRANCOPHONE 11, RUE ARANY JANOS, 400028 CLUJ-NAPOCA, ROUMANIE *CORRESPONDANCE: MJITARU@CHEM.UBBCLUJ.RO, TEL. (40264)593833

Abstract

The main purpose of this paper is the electrochemical oxidation of azo linkage –N=N– and to obtain some data regarding the electrochemical behavior of Methyl Orange on different electrodes and conditions (pH, electrolytes, concentrations). Different electrode materials, like CV (glassy carbon), Hg and BDD (boron doped diamond) were used to investigate the electrochemical behavior of the mono-azo dye, especially of a model molecule methyl orange, but also for other substituted azo dyes. The results obtained from the voltamograms are useful to establish the influence of the factors mentioned earlier, on the discoloration yield.

Keywords

electrochemical oxidation cyclic voltammetry azo dyes