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Electrochemistry for the Environment

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Editors:
  1. Christos Comninellis

    1. Dept. Chemical Engineering, Ecole Polytech. Fed. Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland

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  2. Guohua Chen

    1. Science and Technology, Hong Kong University of, Kowloon, Hong Kong/PR China

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  • Wide-ranging applications of electrochemistry to environmental problems
  • Survey of water treatment technologies
  • Including but not limited to green chemistry
  • Analysis of emerging technologies such as electrophotooxidation, electro disinfection, and electrochemical technologies in sludge and soil treatment

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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Basic Principles of the Electrochemical Mineralization of Organic Pollutants for Wastewater Treatment

    • Agnieszka Kapałka, György Fóti, Christos Comninellis
    Pages 1-23

  3. Importance of Electrode Material in the Electrochemical Treatment of Wastewater Containing Organic Pollutants

    • Marco Panizza
    Pages 25-54

  4. Techniques of Electrode Fabrication

    • Liang Guo, Xinyong Li, Guohua Chen
    Pages 55-98

  5. Modeling of Electrochemical Process for the Treatment of Wastewater Containing Organic Pollutants

    • Manuel A. Rodrigo, Pablo Cañizares, Justo Lobato, Cristina Sáez
    Pages 99-124

  6. Green Electroorganic Synthesis Using BDD Electrodes

    • Ulrich Griesbach, Itamar M. Malkowsky, Siegfried R. Waldvogel
    Pages 125-141

  7. Domestic and Industrial Water Disinfection Using Boron-Doped Diamond Electrodes

    • Philippe Rychen, Christophe Provent, Laurent Pupunat, Nicolas Hermant
    Pages 143-161

  8. Drinking Water Disinfection by In-line Electrolysis: Product and Inorganic By-Product Formation

    • M. E. Henry Bergmann
    Pages 163-204

  9. Case Studies in the Electrochemical Treatment of Wastewater Containing Organic Pollutants Using BDD

    • Anna Maria Polcaro, M. Mascia, S. Palmas, A. Vacca
    Pages 205-227

  10. The Persulfate Process for the Mediated Oxidation of Organic Pollutants

    • N. Vatistas, Ch. Comninellis
    Pages 229-244

  11. Electrocoagulation in Water Treatment

    • Huijuan Liu, Xu Zhao, Jiuhui Qu
    Pages 245-262

  12. Electroflotation

    • Xueming Chen, Guohua Chen
    Pages 263-277

  13. Electroreduction of Halogenated Organic Compounds

    • Sandra Rondinini, Alberto Vertova
    Pages 279-306

  14. Principles and Applications of Solid Polymer Electrolyte Reactors for Electrochemical Hydrodehalogenation of Organic Pollutants

    • Hua Cheng, Keith Scott
    Pages 307-323

  15. Preparation, Analysis and Behaviors of Ti-Based SnO2 Electrode and the Function of Rare-Earth Doping in Aqueous Wastes Treatment

    • Yujie Feng, Junfeng Liu, Haiyang Ding
    Pages 325-352

  16. Wet Electrolytic Oxidation of Organics and Application for Sludge Treatment

    • Roberto M. Serikawa
    Pages 353-370

  17. Environmental Photo(electro)catalysis: Fundamental Principles and Applied Catalysts

    • Huanjun Zhang, Guohua Chen, Detlef W. Bahnemann
    Pages 371-442

  18. Solar Disinfection of Water by TiO2 Photoassisted Processes: Physicochemical, Biological, and Engineering Aspects

    • Angela Guiovana Rincón, Cesar Pulgarin
    Pages 443-472

  19. Fabrication of Photoelectrode Materials

    • Huanjun Zhang, Xinyong Li, Guohua Chen
    Pages 473-513

  20. Use of Both Anode and Cathode Reactions in Wastewater Treatment

    • Enric Brillas, Ignasi Sirés, Pere Lluı́s Cabot
    Pages 515-552
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About this book

Wastewater treatment technology is undergoing a profound transformation due to the fundamental changes in regulations governing the discharge and disposal of h- ardous pollutants. Established design procedures and criteria, which have served the industry well for decades, can no longer meet the ever-increasing demand. Toxicity reduction requirements dictate in the development of new technologies for the treatment of these toxic pollutants in a safe and cost-effective manner. Fo- most among these technologies are electrochemical processes. While electrochemical technologies have been known and utilized for the tre- ment of wastewater containing heavy metal cations, the application of these p- cesses is only just a beginning to be developed for the oxidation of recalcitrant organic pollutants. In fact, only recently the electrochemical oxidation process has been rec- nized as an advanced oxidation process (AOP). This is due to the development of boron-doped diamond (BDD) anodes on which the oxidation of organic pollutants is mediated via the formation of active hydroxyl radicals.

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“A … book focussing on electrochemical approaches to the protection of the environment is timely and to be welcomed. … The nineteen chapters in this book are all written by authors with broad experience of their topics … . All chapters are extensively referenced. I have no doubt that this book will be valuable to scientists and engineers presently working in the field or seeking to enter it.”­­­ (Derek Pletcher, Journal of Applied Electrochemistry, Vol. 40, 2010)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Dept. Chemical Engineering, Ecole Polytech. Fed. Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland

    Christos Comninellis

  • Science and Technology, Hong Kong University of, Kowloon, Hong Kong/PR China

    Guohua Chen

About the editors

This 350 pages volume contains the contributions from 18 international experts on the key topics concerning environmental chemistry. It is co-edited by Dr. Chen and Prof. Comninellis. Dr. Chen has been working actively in this field for nearly 10 years and is currently an Editor of Separation and Purification Technology. Professor Comninellis is an international authority on environmental electrochemistry with over 30 years of experiences. He is the Chairman of the Electrochemical Process Division of  the International Society of Electrochemistry.

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