Iridium-based Coated Titanium Anode for Wastewater Treatment

​​​​​​​Iridium-based Coated Titanium Anode for Wastewater Treatment

In the electrochemical oxidation treatment of industrial wastewater, the catalytic activity and durability of the anode directly determine pollutant degradation efficiency and the long-term operating cost of the system. Our Iridium-based Coated Titanium Anode for Wastewater Treatment at Baoji City ShenAo Metal Materials Co., Ltd. is designed specifically for the electrochemical advanced oxidation treatment of various refractory industrial wastewaters. It uses Grade 1 or Grade 2 pure titanium as the substrate, with an iridium-based mixed metal oxide catalytic coating on the surface. The coating maintains stable electrocatalytic activity in complex wastewater systems containing organics, high salinity, and wide pH fluctuations, achieving deep oxidative degradation of organic pollutants through strong oxidizing species such as hydroxyl radicals generated at the anode surface. The anode maintains a stable chemical state during operation, minimizing the risk of metal ion dissolution, making it a reliable electrode solution for industrial wastewater electrochemical advanced oxidation processes.

This product is for B2B Industrial Use Only. Operators should follow relevant chemical safety protocols and wastewater treatment operation standards.

Technical Specifications

Why Choose Our Titanium Anodes?

• Exceptional Durability of Iridium-based Coating in Complex Wastewater
  Iridium-based oxides exhibit a very low corrosion rate at oxygen evolution potentials, attributable to the favorable chemical stability of iridium-based oxides under strongly acidic and high potential conditions. When treating complex industrial wastewater containing organic acids, inorganic salts, and various organic pollutants, the coating consistently maintains stable catalytic activity and structural integrity, making it suitable for long-cycle continuous electrochemical treatment systems and reducing treatment efficiency decline and maintenance frequency caused by coating degradation.
• High Oxygen Evolution Overpotential Promoting Hydroxyl Radical Generation
  The core of electrocatalytic oxidation technology lies in the generation of strongly oxidizing hydroxyl radicals at the anode surface. Iridium-tantalum coatings possess a high oxygen evolution overpotential, providing a wider potential window for hydroxyl radical generation before reaching the oxygen evolution potential. This means that when treating low-concentration organic pollutants, more current is directed toward the oxidation reaction rather than the oxygen evolution side reaction, contributing to improved current efficiency. For applications requiring higher treatment depth, the coating formulation can be adjusted for stronger oxidation capability.
• Chemical Stability in High-Salinity and Strongly Acidic Wastewater
  Wastewater from pharmaceutical, chemical, and landfill leachate sources often contains high concentrations of salts, strong acids, or various organic solvents, posing severe chemical attack on electrode materials. The iridium-based coating maintains a low corrosion rate in these extreme chemical environments, without significant passivation or dissolution due to drastic pH fluctuations or changes in salt concentration, making it suitable for long-term stable service under actual operating conditions with significant influent quality variations.
• Flexible Modular Expansion and Maintenance
  We can provide single or multiple anode modules in series-parallel combinations based on your treatment capacity and pollutant loading. Mesh and perforated plate anodes feature a high open area ratio, suitable for treating wastewater containing suspended solids; tubular anodes are suitable for flow-through reactors; plate anodes are suitable for immersion-type electrolytic cells. When anodes reach the end of their service life, they can be individually replaced. We also offer used anode inspection and recoating services, helping you reduce long-term operation and maintenance costs.

Real-World Applications

• Deep Mineralization of Refractory Organic Industrial Wastewater: Used for electrochemical oxidation treatment of wastewater containing high-concentration non-biodegradable organic pollutants from the chemical, pharmaceutical, dyeing, and pesticide industries, covering detoxification and ring-opening of phenolic and ether-containing process wastewater from fine chemical manufacturing, biotoxicity abatement and antibacterial activity removal from pharmaceutical fermentation broth and antibiotic residue wastewater, deep decolorization and dehalogenation of residual chroma and halogenated organics in textile dyeing wastewater, and aromatic ring cleavage and complete mineralization of pesticide intermediate production wastewater, achieving efficient hydroxyl radical generation through the high oxygen evolution overpotential and excellent catalytic activity of iridium-based coatings.
• Compliance Treatment of Landfill Leachate and Membrane Filtration Concentrate: Used for electrochemical advanced purification of municipal solid waste landfill leachate and various membrane separation concentrates, covering oxidative degradation of recalcitrant humic-substance organic matter in biologically treated tail water from mature landfill leachate, electrocatalytic chain scission and mineralization of non-biodegradable components in nanofiltration and reverse osmosis concentrates, electrochemical reduction of membrane concentrates in full-quantification leachate treatment processes, and synergistic removal with discharge compliance of total nitrogen and recalcitrant COD from concentrates.
• High-Salinity Industrial Wastewater and Resource Recovery Pretreatment: Used for pretreatment and resource recovery integration of high-salinity refractory wastewater from the petrochemical, coal chemical, dyeing, and seawater utilization industries, covering organic load reduction and biodegradability enhancement of refinery electric desalting wastewater and reverse osmosis brine, degradation and transformation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and heterocyclic compounds in coal chemical high-salinity organic wastewater, decolorization and advanced purification of high-salinity dyeing wastewater prior to reuse, and ecologically safe treatment of seawater desalination brine and seawater utilization tail water.
• Decomplexing and Recovery of Heavy Metal-Containing Wastewater from Electroplating and Hydrometallurgy: Used for electrochemical decomplexing and metal recovery from cyanide-bearing and complexed heavy metal wastewater in the electroplating, printed circuit board, and hydrometallurgical industries, covering oxidative cyanide destruction with simultaneous precipitation and recovery of copper, zinc, silver, and other metals from cyanide electroplating rinse water, hypophosphite oxidation and orthophosphate conversion for phosphorus removal from spent electroless nickel plating bath and rinse water, ligand oxidation breakdown and copper recovery from pyrophosphate and citrate complex system copper plating wastewater, and deep oxidative detoxification of residual cyanide and heavy metal complexes in mining cyanide barren solution and tailings pond leachate.

The ShenAo Advantage

18 Years of Fabricating Excellence

Since 2008, we've specialized in valuable metal coated titanium anodes from our office in Baoji's "China Titanium Valley." Our develop bimetallic hazardous welding innovation and progressed coating forms provide items you can trust.

Customization for Your Correct Needs

Every generation line is diverse. We give custom fitted arrangements coordinating your particular current thickness necessities, electrolyte composition, and operational parameters. Whether you require little bunch testing or full-scale generation amounts, we convey on time.

Cost-Effective Lifecycle Management

When coating exhaustion happens, you do not dispose of the whole anode. Our proficient recoating benefit strips the ancient oxide layer, sandblasts the substrate, and reapplies new MMO coating. This expands resource life and decreases your add up to taken a toll of proprietorship considerably.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: How do I select the appropriate iridium-based coating formulation based on wastewater type?
A: It primarily depends on the type and concentration of organic pollutants and the electrolyte composition in the wastewater. For wastewater containing aromatic pollutants such as phenols and dyes with moderate COD concentration, iridium-tantalum coatings offer a favorable balance between oxidation efficiency and service life. For wastewater with higher chloride ion content, iridium-ruthenium coatings can be used, utilizing the active chlorine generated from chlorine evolution for indirect oxidation. You can provide your wastewater quality report, and our engineers will recommend a matched coating solution.

Q: What factors are related to the consumption rate of iridium-based coated anodes?
A: The consumption rate is primarily related to wastewater pH, operating current density, temperature, and fluoride ion concentration in the wastewater. Strongly acidic and fluoride-containing wastewater will accelerate coating consumption. We recommend providing a detailed wastewater composition analysis during the selection stage so we can assess coating compatibility and provide a service life estimate. Periodically monitoring cell voltage trends during operation helps anticipate coating condition.

Q: How should scaling or fouling on the anode surface be addressed?
A: Wastewater with high hardness or containing iron and manganese ions may form inorganic scale or metal oxide deposits on the anode surface. Mild scaling can be removed by dilute acid online circulation cleaning, while organic fouling can be addressed with dilute alkaline cleaning. We recommend incorporating an online cleaning connection during the system design phase and periodically inspecting the anode surface condition.

Q: How should anodes be handled when the coating reaches the end of its service life?
A: The titanium substrate remains stable in the wastewater treatment environment. The old coating can be chemically stripped, and once the substrate passes inspection, it can be recoated to restore performance to new-anode levels. We offer a full-service process including incoming inspection of used anodes, coating stripping, substrate treatment, and recoating.

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