10.1039/c9ra04504j
Faezeh Zivari Moshfegh, Mahmood Masoudi Khoram, and Davood Nematollahi utilized a quasi-two-compartment cell with a sacrificial silver rod anode and a stainless steel plate cathode. The cell design involved an anode compartment containing aqueous sulfadiazine and sodium nitrate, and a cathode compartment with nitric acid solution, connected through a solvent surface layer. The researchers investigated the effects of various experimental parameters, including applied current density, sodium nitrate concentration, and nitric acid concentration, on the yield and energy consumption of silver sulfadiazine (AgSD) synthesis. The results showed that the yield of AgSD was consistently high (97 ± 2%) across different current densities, while the size of the AgSD crystals could be controlled by adjusting the current density. The study also optimized the concentrations of sodium nitrate and nitric acid to minimize energy consumption. The synthesized AgSD microcrystals were characterized using techniques such as XRD, FE-SEM, and EDS, confirming their purity and morphology.