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Review of electrochemical degradation of phenolic compounds

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Phenolic compounds are widely present in domestic and industrial sewage and have serious environmental hazards. Electrochemical oxidation (EO) is one of the most promising methods for sewage degradation because of its high efficiency, environmental compatibility, and safety. In this work, we present an in-depth overview of the mechanism and factors affecting the degradation of phenolic compounds by EO. In particular, the effects of treatment of phenolic compounds with different anode materials are discussed in detail. The non-active anode shows higher degradation efficiency, less intermediate accumulation, and lower energy consumption than the active anode. EO combined with other treatment methods (biological, photo, and Fenton) presents advantages, such as low energy consumption and high degradation rate. Meanwhile, the remaining drawbacks of the EO process in the phenolic compound treatment system have been discussed. Furthermore, future research directions are put forward to improve the feasibility of the practical application of EO technology.

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This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 52025041 and 51974021), the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (No. FRF-TP-19-004B2Z), and the Beijing Excellent Talents Foundation.

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  1. Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Steel Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China

    You Xue, Qian Sun & Xin-mei Hou

  2. State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, 100012, China

    You Xue & Hong-yang Wang

  3. State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Planning and Policy Simulation, Chinese Academy of Environmental Planning, Beijing, 100012, China

    Xi Hu

  4. School of Materials Science Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China

    Hai-long Wang

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Xue, Y., Hu, X., Sun, Q. et al. Review of electrochemical degradation of phenolic compounds. Int J Miner Metall Mater 28, 1413–1428 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-020-2241-7

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