Phenol Conversions during Electrochemical Generation of Active Chlorine

Data on the electrochemical oxidation of a model phenol solution (100 mg/l) in the presence of sodium chloride (10 g/l) are presented. It is shown that active chlorine yielded by the electrolysis is directly involved in the electrochemical oxidation of phenol, which proceeds with destruction of the aromatic ring. In the course of the oxidation of the model phenol solution on Pt/Pt, under the conditions of electrochemical generation of active chlorine, no dioxine structures form.