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BDD Electrode Plate

BDD elecrtode is a relatively new electrode material with exceptional properties and advantages, check the BDD electrode size chart for specific sizes and substrates.

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Introducing BDD Electrode

BDD electrode emerges as an excellent electrode material, fabricated on a vast variety of substrates through innovative chemical vapor deposition (CVD) techniques. Known for its conductive nature and remarkable electrochemical characteristics, boron doped diamond BDD electrode redefines performance and application ranges of electrode materials.

In this content, we introduce more details about boron doped diamond BDD electrode, synthesis & fabrication, major properties, characteristics and specifications, advantages, and applications of boron doped diamond electrode, followed by electrochemical oxidation wastewater treatment solutions and further development.

Major Properties of BDD Electrode

BDD electrode exhibits significantly stability in both aqueous and non-aqueous solutions, it’s highly resistant to chemical and corrosions, which means there will be way less chance of fouling compared to conventional electrode materials, mechanical stability ensure its reliability in consistent operation in harsh environments for diverse applications.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              BDD electrode has unique electrochemical properties besides physical properties such as wide potential window, low background current, and stability we mentioned above, and unparalleled electrochemical capability to generate oxidizing agents with strong oxidation power, these oxidizing agents take the electro oxidation efficiency to another level. These properties make it an electrode material for electrochemical applications.                                                                                                       

BDD Electrode Specification

Substrate: Monocrystalline Silicon or Polycrystalline Silicon                                                                                                                                      Electrode Shape: rectangle,square, mesh, disc, custom                                                                                                                                                    External Size: Custom, specific up to 500*300 mm                                                                                                                                                      Thickness Tolerance: ±0.05mm                                                                                                                                                                                            CVD System: Hot filament chemical vapor deposition system                                                                                                                                        Film Thickness: 10-20 um                                                                                                                                                                                                            Grain Size:< 2um                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Film Structure: Micro Crystalline                                                                                                                                                                                             Edges: Laser Cut                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Electrochemical Characterization:                                                                                                                                                                                       Boron concentration (typical): 5000-6000 ppm                                                                                                                                                               Bulk resistivity(Rv): 10-1000mΩ·cm                                                                                                                                                                                  Solvent window: >2.7V                                                                                                                                                                                                        Oxygen evolution potential(V): ≦2.75                                                                                                                                                                                        Hydrogen evolution potential(V): ≧-1.2                                                                                                                                                                                  Potential Window (V): ≦3.85                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Mechanical Characterization:                                                                                                                                                                                  Nucleation side fracture stress: 500  MPa                                                                                                                                                                  Growth side fracture stress: 500 MPa                                                                                                                                                                         Young’s modulus: 450 Gpa                                                                                                                                                                                          Roughness(Ra): 10 nm                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Thermal conductivity: 800 W/m/K

Explore Four Major Features of BDD Electrode

Wider Potential Window

Boron doped diamond electrode are with the widest potential window amongsts the know electrode materials, the feature allows for constant oxidation of a wide range of organic compounds at high potentials without significant oxygen evolution.

High Stability

Boron-doped diamond electrodes are resistant to corrosion, and way lesser chance of fouling in harsh environmental conditions, which make it ready for long term operation in water from different kind of sources and sectors.

Bulk Generation of hydroxyl radicals

Hydroxyl radicals are the major oxidants generated on BDD electrodes, hydroxyl radicals are the most active reactive oxygen species, and second most active oxidizing agents available in the whole world, given its highly reactive and non-selective oxidation nature, hydroxy radicals are efficient in total mineralization of organic pollutants.

Versatile Organic Pollutant Removal Efficiency

Boron doped diamond BDD electrode have the widest electrochemical potential window, it could place much higher potential window between cathode and anode, which lead to higher overpotential for oxygen evolution, and eventually increase efficiency of electrochemical generation of hydroxyl radicals and other oxidizing agents.

With an oxidizing agent with second highest electrochemical oxidation pontential, Hydroxyl radicals accomplish rapid and complete oxidation of refractory organic pollutants, transform them into carbon dioxide and water. Organics and nitrogenous compounds are efficiently removed through electrochemical oxidation process.

Boron-doped diamond electrodes demonstrated unmatched removal efficiency over organic pollutants such as:
Remediation of total organic carbon (TOC) Chemical oxygen demand (COD)
Total ammonia nitrogen (TAN)
Total nitrogen Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs),antibiotics, steroids from pharmaceutical sectors

BTEX,Phenols, TOC, and TPH from petrochemical industries
Typical organic pollutants from lithium-ion battery manufacturing and recycling businesses such as Dimethyl carbonate (DMC), Ethylene carbonate (EC/C3H4O3), Ethyl Methyl Carbonate (EMC), Diethyl carbonate (DEC/C5H10O3) and etc.

With remarkable treating capability and unparalleled organic compounds removing efficiency to eliminate persistant organic contaminants refractory in conventional biological wastewater treatment methods and regular advanced oxidation processes (AOPs), boron-doped diamond electrode sets a new standard for wastewater treatment versatility amongst know electrode materials. Makes it an ideal electrode material for various applications, Boromond is dedicated to utilize boron-doped diamond BDD electrodes in practical application of electro oxidation treatment of wastewater, that is to treat bio-refractory organic wastewater, especially those industrial effluents, a new pathway to treat complex waste streams.

Explore How A BDD Electrode Manufacturer Manage To Supply BDD Electrode At Premium Quality

Boromond is one of the major manufacturers of boron-doped diamond BDD electrodes, and sole manufacturer/supplier of large area boron doped diamond electrodes and electro oxidation wastewater treatment with boron-doped diamond BDD electrodes as core components in Asia area, check the video to explore how Boromond team managed to tackle the challenges over electrode material fabrications, electrochemical cell prototyping, and scaling up of electrochemical oxidation wastewater treatment products to decentralized wastewater treatment equipments.

Check The Charts To Explore Major Advantages Of BDD Electrode

This team sorted out different types of data and information collected from previous experiments and projects, and we utilize those information to demonstrate several advantages of boron-doped diamond electrodes.

Charts below are comparisons over potetial ranges of boron doped diamond electrode with major electrode materials.

Advantages Of BDD Electrode In Organic Pollutant Degradation

As we mentioned within the feature section, boron-doped diamond electrodes are with unmatched efficiency when it comes to degradation of a wide range of organic compounds, these three charts below demonstrated comparison of boron doped diamond BDD electrodes against platinum electrode in color removal, boron-doped diamond electrode vs DSA/MMO (mixed metal oxide) electrodes over COD degradation, and a comprehensive comparison of COD and color removal between boron doped diamond electrode and PbO2 (lead dioxide) electrode, followed by energy consumption in color removal.

BDD electrode vs Pt electrode
BDD electrode vs Pt electrode
BDD vs DSA electrode
BDD electrode vs DSA electrode
BDD vs PbO2 electrode
BDD electrode vs PbO2 electrode

Notes About BDD Electrode for Electrochemical Application

Applications ranges of BDD electrode from water treatment to water disinfection, electrochemical analysis, electrochemical surface modification, electrochemical detection. Explore laest advancement and various innovative applications of BDD electrode for its unique properties, features and advantages.

Amongst a vast range of applications, water treatment is the most promising one as these electrode materials are implemented to treatment various types of bio-refractory waste streams, and complex industrial effluents for a long time, thanks to the high oxygen evolution potential, low background current, and robust nature.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Water disinfection is a critical application of boron doped diamond electrode as it has higher overpotential for oxygen and hydrogen evolutions, which expedite electrochemical ozone production through water electrolysis. Ozone is one of the most powerful oxidizing agents, disinfection could be done in an eco-friendly manner as there will be no addition of chemicals, and no harmful chemical left. Boromond team have developed BDD Ozone generator, for application in food sanitization, home appliances, and swimming pool & spa disinfection.

Boron-doped diamond electrode has much larger potential window means there will be no significant undesired side reactions happen on the surface of boron doped diamond electrode once electrical potential applied, lower background current expedites electron transfer rate, enhances sensitivity, and improve detection reliability.

Application of BDD Electrodes for Electrochemical Oxidation of Wastewater

How Does BDD Electrode Functions In Electro Oxidation Wastewater Treatment Processes? The Mechanism

Exploore How BDD Electrode Functions As Core Component of Electro Oxidation Treatment Of Wastewater

Boron doped diamond BDD electrode was selected to function as anode material within electrode assembly, electrochemical reactors, electro oxidation modular units, and EO wastewater treatment equipment for electrochemical oxidation treatment of wastewater, to degrade recalcitrant organic compounds in industrial effluents.

Schematic diagram of electrocatalytic oxidation technology via boron doped diamond bdd electrode

Boron-doped diamond BDD electrode functions as the anode in the electro oxidation wastewater treatment processes, which offer the main electrode surface for direct oxidation, that is adsorptions of water and organic compounds molecules, followed by constant electron transfers amongst the organic compounds and surface of the BDD anode.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Meanwhile in indirect oxidation mechanism, electrochemical generation of reactive oxygen species, mainly hydroxyl radicals (•OH) via electrolysis of water, hydroxyl radicals oxidize organic pollutants in the contaminated water, and then completely mineralize these organic compounds through several pathways, indirect oxidation process is weighed highly efficient for the non-selective nature of hydroxyl radicals and the mechamical robust and electrochemical property of the BDD electrode.

Unveiling Advantages of Utilizing BDD Electrode for Electro Oxidation Wastewater Treatment Applications

Why BDD Electrodes?
electrochemical oxidation wastewater treatment processes mechanism on boron doped diamond bdd electrode

Boron doped diamond BDD electrodes are adopted as anodes within the electrochemical cells, organic pollutants in water are then adsorbed and then oxidized and mineralized at the surface of the BDD anodes via the direct electron transfers between the organic compounds and the anode surface once a positive potential applied, the whole process is called direc oxidation.

Indirect oxidation invloves the oxidation processes when a positive potential is applied to the BDD anode, water molecules are oxidized to formation of different reactive oxygen species on the surface of the anode, hydroxyl radicals (•OH) is one of the most active oxidizing agents amongst the reactive oxygen species, hydroxyl radicals oxidize organic pollutants in several pathways, and initialize serial chain reactions to oxidation, and eventually mineralization of these compounds.

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Best anode material

Boron doped diamond BDD electrode got extremely high oxygen evolution potential and the widest electrochemical window amongst all electrodes.

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Efficient

Superb removal efficiency over organic pollutant, resistant to acid and alkali, less chance of fouling, easy to operate and maintenance.

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H-Terminated

Our BDD electrodes are optimized to expedite generation of hydroxyl radicals in bulk, which means mineralize organic compounds instead of oxygen evolution.

Explore Mechanism Of Boron Doped Diamond Electrode Electrolysis Processes

Wastewater Electrolysis

In this section, we discuss about the application of boron-doped diamond electrode in application of electrochemical oxidation wastewater treatment, as we mentioned earlier within this page, boron-doped diamond electrode is chemically inert, physically and mechanically stable, less chance of fouling, and resistant to corrosion and harshment environment, make it a promising electrode material for a vast variety range of applications in electro oxidation of those complex wastewater, with high concentration level of organic pollutants.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             The degradation efficiency and removal rate of organic pollutants via BDD electrodes are impacted by electrochemical generation of oxidants, for instance, hydroxyl radicals and other reactive oxygen species, here at Boromond, we use appropriate boron dopping level, combined with proper surface termination, to create hydro-terminated surface with the BDD anode, make it more conductive and hydrophilic to expdited hydroxyl radical generation and electron transfer reactions processes, optimized surface orientation to enhance water molecules adsorptions. We alway encourage people to customize BDD electrodes to fit their own experimental and application needs, let’s bring wastewater treatment and environmental remediation to the next level..                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          BDD electrodes, especially when act as anodes, they generate huge amount of powerful oxidizing agents, for instance hydroxyl radicals, can remove a wide range of organic compounds, including long chain and short chain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS), alcohols, total organic carbon(TOC), aldehydes, total ammonia nitrogen (TAN), aromatics, total nitrogen, heavy metal ions, amines, active pharmaceutical intermediates, Chemical oxygen demand (COD), BTEX, phenols, pesticides, coloration, dioxins, PCBs, synthetic dyes, micropollutants and etc, from waste streams, these reclatriant organic pollutants are presistant to conventional biological and regular advanced oxidation processes (AOPs).

Check the charts below to find out the degradation and removal efficiency of boron-doped diamond BDD electrode toward refractory organic compounds originated from different sectors and businesses.

Dyes and pigments, such as methyl orange, come mainly from printing and dyeing factories
Dyes and pigments, such as methyl orange, come mainly from printing and dyeing factories
Phenols and their derivatives, such as phenol, mainly come from petrochemical enterprises
Phenols and their derivatives, including phenol itself, primarily originate from petrochemical enterprises.
Pharmaceutical intermediates, such as 17β-estradiol, are mainly from pharmaceutical and chemical enterprises
Pharmaceutical intermediates, such as 17β-estradiol, are primarily sourced from pharmaceutical and chemical enterprises.
Herbicides and insecticides, such as chlorsulfuron, come mainly from pesticide manufacturers
Herbicides and insecticides, such as chlorsulfuron, come mainly from pesticide manufacturers
Phenols and their derivatives, such as phenol, mainly come from petrochemical enterprises
Phenols and their derivatives, including phenol itself, primarily originate from petrochemical enterprises.
Surfactants, such as wash water, etc
Pharmaceutical intermediates, such as 17β-estradiol, are mainly from pharmaceutical and chemical enterprises

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Frequently Asked Questions About BDD Electrode

what is a bdd electrode?

BDD electrode stands for Boron-doped diamond electrode or diamond electrode, it’s an electrode material doped with boron atoms to increase the conductiviry, known for its wider potential window, lower background current, and higher durability than traditional electrode materials, making it suitable for a vast variety of applications.

what is the composition of bdd electrode?

A BDD electrode is primarily composed of a diamond lattice structure with carbon atoms are boron atoms to create its initial conductivity, and the substrate base for the BDD layers are usually silicon, niobium with Boromond

what is the potential of bdd electrode?

Within a potential range from around -1.2V to +2.5V in aqueous solutions according previous studies and experimental data, which means boron doped diamond electrode has the largest potential window amongst all the electrode materials, which makes it ideal for some constant operation under different voltages, allows better electrochemical reactions, wide potential ranges is considered one of the key advantages of BDD electrode.

what is the consumption rate of bdd electrode?

The consumption rate of boron-doped diamond electrode is way lower than conventional electrode materials for it’s highly durable, resistant to corrosion and minimal wear, making it an ideal electrode option for long term operation in harsh environment, and the exact consumption rate can be different when it comes exact application, operating conditions, and etc,.

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