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Organic Pollutants, Direct and Mediated Anodic Oxidation

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Encyclopedia of Applied Electrochemistry

Introduction

Oxidative electrochemical technologies offer an alternative solution to many environmental problems in the process industry because electrons provide a versatile, efficient, cost effective, easily automatizable and clean reagent. Thanks to intensive investigations that have improved the electrocatalytic activity and stability of electrode materials and optimized reactor geometry, electrochemical technologies have reached a promising state of development and can be effectively used for disinfection and purification of wastewater polluted with organic compounds [1, 2].

The overall performance of the electrochemical processes is determined by the complex interplay of parameters that may be optimized to obtain an effective and economical incineration of pollutants. The principal factors determining the electrolysis performance will be:

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    Electrode potential and current density: these control which reaction occurs and its rate and commonly determine the efficiency of the...

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  1. University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy

    Marco Panizza

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  1. Eppstein, Germany

    Gerhard Kreysa

  2. Yokohama National University, Fac. Engineering, Yokohama, Japan

    Ken-ichiro Ota

  3. Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Robert F. Savinell

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Panizza, M. (2014). Organic Pollutants, Direct and Mediated Anodic Oxidation. In: Kreysa, G., Ota, Ki., Savinell, R.F. (eds) Encyclopedia of Applied Electrochemistry. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6996-5_126

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