Abstract. Pd/C catalysts used for the Pd/C gas-diffusion cathodes were prepared by the hydrogen gas and/or formaldehyde reduction, and characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and cyclic voltammetry (CV). The electrochemical degradation of 2,4-dichlorophenol was investigated in a diaphragm electrolysis system,…