Electrochemical Decomposition of Phenylhydrazine on a Fibrous Carbon Electrode

Oxidation of phenylhydrazine by atmospheric oxygen in aqueous solution, its catalytic breakdown in the presence of Aktilen A carbon fiber, and electrochemical decomposition on a polarized carbon fiber were studied. Formation of various organic products of phenylhydrazine breakdown, remaining in solution after oxidation with air and catalytic decomposition on a carbon fiber, was studied by spectroscopy and chromatography. Feasibility of electrochemical decomposition on a carbon fiber for wastewater treatment to remove hydrazine derivatives was examined.