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Received 29 February 2012
Received in revised form 3 May 2012
Accepted 5 May 2012
Available online 14 June 2012
Keywords:
Electro Fenton
Wastewater treatment
Degradation
Organic pollutant
a b s t r a c t
Organic compound, especially aromatic compound is the main pollutant in industrial efuent. Conventional
wastewater treatment processes are inefcient for the removal of these types of toxic and hazardous pollutants from wastewater. Electro Fenton is one of the powerful and environmentally friendly emerging technologies for the remediation of wastewaters containing organic, especially aromatic compounds. This paper
reviews the fundamentals and recent developments in electro Fenton process. Electro Fenton process utilizes
different electrolytic reactors such as bubble reactor, lter press reactor, divided double-electrode electrochemical cell, divided three-electrode electrochemical cell and double compartment cell. Different cathodes
as working electrode and anodes as counter electrode used in this process are analyzed. The effects of various
operating parameters and their optimum ranges for maximum pollutant removal and mineralization are
reviewed. Also various pollutants removed by this process are evaluated. Quick removal and mineralization
of pollutants and their intermediate reaction products were reported.
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Contents
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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
E-Fenton reactors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2.1.
Bubble reactor (BR) (A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2.2.
Filter press reactor (FPR) (B) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2.3.
Divided double-electrode electrochemical cell (DDEC) (C)
2.4.
Divided three-electrode electrochemical cell (DTEC) (D) .
2.5.
Double compartment cell (DCC) (E) . . . . . . . . . .
Electrode materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kinetics of E-Fenton process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Affecting factors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5.1.
pH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5.2.
Oxygen sparging rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5.3.
Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5.4.
Applied current density . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5.5.
Fe 2+ concentration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5.6.
Hydrogen peroxide concentration and feeding mode . . .
5.7.
Distance between the electrodes . . . . . . . . . . . .
5.8.
Nature of the supporting electrolyte . . . . . . . . . .
Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6.1.
Dyes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6.2.
Pesticides and herbicides. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6.3.
Phenolic compounds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6.4.
Leachate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6.5.
Drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6.6.
Others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Degradation pathway of organic pollutants . . . . . . . . . .
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Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
1. Introduction
The focus on waste minimization and water conservation in the
recent years resulted in the discovery of various treatment processes,
one of them being Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOPs). These refer
to the chemical treatment processes which follow oxidation route
and are particularly employed to degrade biologically toxic and non
degradable chemicals [1]. AOPs have been broadly dened as near
ambient temperature treatment processes based on highly reactive
radicals, especially the hydroxyl radical (OH) as the primary oxidant
[2]. Many processes such as chemical oxidation, Fenton and photoFenton processes, ultraviolet (UV)-based processes, photo-catalytic
redox processes, supercritical water oxidation, sonolysis, and electron
beams and -ray irradiation come under advanced oxidation techniques [1]. The main function of AOPs is the generation of highly reactive free radicals. Hydroxyl radicals (HO) are effective in destroying
organic chemicals because they are reactive electrophiles (electron
preferring) that react rapidly and non-selectively with nearly all
electron-rich organic compounds [3].
Among AOPs, oxidation using Fenton's reagent is an attractive and
effective technology for the degradation of a large number of hazardous and organic pollutants because of the lack of toxicity of the reagents, eventually leaving no residues and the simplicity of the
technology [4]. Maleic acid oxidation was the rst Fenton process
reported by Fenton [5]. The main steps involved in the Fenton process
are (i) Oxidation, (ii) Neutralization, (iii) Flocculation and (iv) Sedimentation. The Fenton process is most effective at pH near to 3 [6].
Normally the organic substances are removed at two stages of oxidation and coagulation [7]. Oxidation of organic substances is due to
OH radicals and coagulation is ascribed to the formation of ferric
hydroxo complexes [8]. The degradation mechanism of organic pollutants by Fenton reaction is given in Eqs. (1) to (4) [9,10]. The
main advantages and disadvantages of Fenton process are given in
Table 1.
2
Fe
H2 O2 Fe
OH HO
RH HO R H2 O
1
2
R Fe
2
Fe
R Fe
HO Fe
O2 2H 2e H2 O2
OH
Table 1
Advantages and disadvantages of the Fenton process.
Advantages
Disadvantages
regulated D.C. power supply; ammeter and the cell with the voltmeter are connected in parallel to the reactor.
Zhou et al. [30] used DTEC reactor for the removal of methyl red
from aqueous solution. This type of reactor contains a saturated calomel
electrode (SCE) as reference electrode in addition to DDEC. Potential
controlled electrolysis is the main purpose of SCE in DTEC.
(6)
(1)
(4)
(8)
(7)
(1)
(5)
(9)
(2)
(3)
(6)
(A)
A
(10)
(6)
(B)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(4)
(13)
(3)
(11)
(C)
(3)
(3)
(12)
(4)
(11)
(D)
Compartment 1
Compartment 2
(E)
Fig. 2. Schematic diagram of electrolytic reactors (A) BR [27] (B) FPR [28] (C) DDEC [29] (D) DTEC [30] (E) DCC [31] (1) power supply, (2) air compressor, (3) cathode, (4) anode, (5)
control unit, (6) pumps, and (7) reux (8) rotameter (9) reservoir (10) electro chemical reactor (11) magnetic stirrer (12) oxygen tank (13) SEC.
H2 OHO H e
Pt has been used for a long time as an electrode material due to its
good conductivity and chemical stability even at high potentials and
in very corrosive media [33]. Pt anode was used in more numbers
for the degradation of pollutants in E-Fenton system (Fig. 4). The different forms of Pt anodes such as Pt sheet [19,3439], Pt gauze
[25,4042], Pt foil [43], Pt akes [31], Pt grid [44,45], platinum
plate [46], Pt mesh [39] etc. were used for the degradation of pollutants. But it is rarely used for a practical purpose because of its high
cost. The various anodes other than Pt being recently used are
shown in Fig. 4. Boron-doped diamond (BDD) electrode synthesized
by the hot lament chemical vapor deposition technique on singlecrystal p-type Si (100) wafers was used by Isarain-Chavez et al. [47]
for the mineralization of atenolol. Borra's et al. [48], zcan et al.
[44], Pozzo et al. [49] and Sire's et al. [39] used BDD as an anode for
wastewater treatment. Feasibility of Titanium (Ti) rod coated with
IrO2/RuO2 in the E-Fenton process has been studied by Huang et al.
[50] and Prabhakaran et al. [28]. RuO2/Ti mesh [51] and Iron [52] are
some other types of anodes being used recently in E-Fenton process.
Efciency of E-Fenton system depends more on efciency of cathode. Hence it is also known as working electrode. The various cathode
materials used for laboratory-scale and pilot-scale are shown in Fig. 5.
Commercial graphite felt [34], carbon felt [35,38,40,42,46,53], BDD
plate [54],carbon-polytetrauoroethylene (PTFE) [37,39,43], graphitePTFE [30], graphite [55], reticulated vitreous carbon (RVC) [25,41],
activated carbon ber (ACF) [51], Pt akes [31], carbon sponge [44],
stainless steel [28,48,49], and titanium [52] are some of the recently
used working electrodes in wastewater treatment. The details of anode
and cathode including cell conguration are summarized in Table 2.
Different congurations of cathode were also used by various researchers. The usage of composite electrodes is the emerging trend
in E-Fenton system. Fan et al. [64] prepared Fe-CHI/Ni|ACF|Fe-CHI/
Ni sandwich lm cathode for the removal of Rhodamine B (Note:
Fe-CHI Fe 2+-chitosan, Ni Nickel). Fe@Fe2O3/ACF [19], Cu2O/
CNTs/PTFE (Note: CNT Carbon Nanotubes) [36] and Fe@Fe2O3/
CNT [65] were also used as composite cathodes in E-Fenton process.
Wang et al. [66] used platinum wire anode placed inside a hollow cylindrical cathode (2.9 cm diameter and 7 cm height), composed of
one layer of polyacrylonitrile (PAN) based activated carbon ber
cloth held by two plastic screens. This design makes the primary
Fig. 6. Pathway of Acid Red 97 degradation products using carbon felt cathode and Pt anode [40].
Table 2
Specications of anodes and cathodes used in E-Fenton process.
No Reactor conguration
Anode specication
Cathode specication
Reference
[56]
[57]
2
3
4
5
6
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
[61]
[63]
[34]
[36]
[25]
[41]
Pt akes of size 1 1 cm
[31]
Pt akes of size 1 1 cm
[60]
reported similar results for BDD and Pt anodes in the E-Fenton process.
Wang et al. [51] compared the efciency of activated carbon ber and
graphite cathodes for removing azo dye and Acid Red 14 from aqueous
solution. For ACF cathode, after 360 min of electrolysis under the operating conditions of 0.36 A current, 1 mmol/L Fe2+ at pH 3, 70% TOC removal and 100% color removal were achieved. For the same operating
conditions, graphite cathode shows less removal efciency than that of
ACF [51]. Sudoh et al. [68] reported that the graphite was the best cathode material for electrogeneration of H2O2 while metal cathodes such
as copper, stainless steel, lead and nickel were likely to decompose
H2O2. This agrees with the results reported by Rosales et al. [27] for lissamine green B dye (LGB) removal from aqueous solution using graphite
and stainless steel electrodes. The graphite electrodes have the highest
LGB discoloration rate, with total discoloration after 10 h. Moreover,
gradual corrosion was detected in stainless steel electrodes [27]. zcan
et al. [44] compared the propham degradation rate for BDD//Pt, Pt//CS
(Note: CS Carbon Sponge) and BDD//CS systems in acidic media. The
decay rate of propham was higher in BDD//CS system than in BDD//Pt
system. This result indicates that H2O2 production ability of CS was
higher than that of Pt. A slight increase in removal rate was observed in
the case of BDD//CS compared to Pt//CS system [44].
RH OH Oxidation products
[58]
[29]
[59]
[32]
[62]
[39]
[44]
[40]
[54]
[51]
Integration of Eq. (9) gives the rst order kinetic equation of EFenton process as:
In
RHo
kapp t
RHt
10
As OH is a very reactive species it does not accumulate in the solution, and its concentration takes a steady-state value during
RHt
1
RHo 1 ktRHo
11
Table 3
Optimum pH values of E-Fenton process in various studies.
No
Pollutant
Electrodes
Optimum pH
Efciency (%)
Time (min)
Reference
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Dyeing wastewater
LGB
Methyl red
Sunset yellow FCF
Dyeing wastewater
Rhodamine B
Biologically treated coking wastewater
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
75.2
40
80
100
70
99.6
55
240
120
20
120
150
120
480
[66]
[27]
[30]
[25]
[55]
[65]
[79]
process is reported in Table 3. From Table 3, it was found that the optimum pH for E-Fenton process varies from 2 to 4.
5. Affecting factors
5.1. pH
H2 O2 2H 2e 2H2 O
12
13
H2 O2 H H3 O2
The increase in pH during E-Fenton process leads to electrocoagulation whereby pollutants are removed by electrostatic attraction and/or complexation of reactions due to the conversion of Fe 2+
and Fe 3+ to Fe(OH)n type structures [76]. Ting et al. [77] reported
that 2,6-dimethylaniline concentration decreased from 36% to 25%
in 2 h when pH was increased from 1.5 to 2.0. The complete removal
of 2,6-dimethylaniline was achieved after 140 min at pH 2. Also a further increase of pH from 2 to 4 increased 2,6-dimethylaniline concentration from 25% to 85%. Daneshvar et al. [78] suggested the
perchloric acid instead of hydrochloric or sulfuric acid to adjust the
optimal pH value to obtain optimal removal of dyes. But the optimum
pH value shows the disadvantage of E-Fenton process because the pH
of most wastewater samples is not within the optimal range. The optimum pH necessary for the different pollutant removal by E-Fenton
Oxygen is one of the major factors that limit the performance of EFenton system, because increasing the oxygen sparging rate can increase the dissolved oxygen concentration and the mass transfer
rate of dissolved oxygen and nally increase the production of hydrogen peroxide [66]. Chen and Lin [80] reported that the electrochemical oxidation of TOC correlates well with the hydrogen peroxide
generated at the cathode, wherein the saturated solubility of oxygen
in wastewater has been almost achieved at the oxygen ow rate of
100 mL/min. But the color removal efciency remained almost constant at a current density of 68 A/m 2 even when the oxygen sparging
rate increased from 0.3 to 0.4 L/min [55]. The results indicate that
color removal began to be controlled by the kinetics of the production
of hydrogen peroxides when the oxygen sparging rate exceeded
0.3 L/min [55]. Similar results are reported by Wang et al. [66] after
the oxygen sparging rate was over 150 L/min for COD removal.
5.3. Temperature
Although temperature has a positive effect on the treatment efciency in Fenton and related processes, the increase in organic compound removal due to temperature is relatively small compared to
the other factors. Too low and too high temperatures negatively impact the process efciency. An optimal temperature of 30 C has
been reported by Guedes et al. [81] for the degradation of cork
cooking wastewater. Temperature between 20 and 30 C can be considered as an optimum range because of relatively higher treatment
efciency in this temperature range [82]. Zhang et al. [83] reported
that COD removal efciency of Fenton process increased slightly as
the temperature increased from 15 to 36 C. Wang [4] reported that
the rate of dye degradation was lower at low temperature and the extent of degradation was higher at 2030 C before 100 min. On the
other hand Wu et al. [84] found an optimal temperature of 45 C for
the degradation of humic acid. Also up to 100% degradation of
diisopropanolamine at 60 C has been reported by Khamaruddin et
al. [85]. Temperature has two effects on the accumulated H2O2 concentration during the electrolysis. First one is the decrease of O2 solubility in water with increase of the temperature and second one is the
low stability of H2O2 at high temperatures [86]. Dye degradation rate
has been decreased when the temperature was greater than 30 C
Table 4
Optimum temperatures of E-Fenton process in various studies.
No Pollutant
Electrodes
Experimental conditions
Pt-PAN-based activated
carbon ber
Graphite-Pt/Ti
2
3
Dyeing
wastewater
Dyeing
wastewater
Nitrotoluenes
PtPt
Temperature
(C)
Removal
efciency (%)
Reference
75
[66]
70.6
[55]
~ 100
[80]
due to decomposition of H2O2 at a higher temperature [4]. The negative effect of temperature on the pollutant removal percentage can
also be explained by the lower concentration of dissolved oxygen
and the self-decomposition of hydrogen peroxide at higher temperatures [66]. Namely, the concentration of hydrogen peroxide decreased
as the temperature increased because increasing temperatures can decrease oxygen solubility in the wastewater [66]. In addition, the rate
of self decomposition of hydrogen peroxide to water and oxygen increased with the temperature [55,66]. But Hameed and Lee [87]
reported that degradation of malachite green increased from 85.59 to
98.14% as a consequence of increasing the temperature from 30 to
50 C within the rst 10 min of Fenton process. Also Homem et al.
[88] reported that the reaction rate of amoxicillin degradation was increased by increasing the temperature (in between 22 and 57 C).
Zazo et al. [89] reported that increasing the temperature clearly improves both the oxidation rate and the degree of mineralization of phenol by Fenton oxidation allowing working with reduced amounts of
H2O2 and Fe2+. This may be due to the fact that the increase in reaction
rate between hydrogen peroxide and any form of ferrous/ferric iron
(chelated or not) at higher temperature increases the rate of generation
of oxidizing species such as OH radical or high-valence iron species
[90]. The optimum temperatures and corresponding removal efciencies reported by various researchers are given in Table 4.
5.4. Applied current density
The applied current is the driving force for the reduction of oxygen
leading to the generation of hydrogen peroxide at the cathode. Higher
applied current increases the quantum of hydrogen peroxide produced, thus increasing the number of hydroxyl radicals in the electrolyte medium, which are highly reactive and responsible for the
degradation [91]. Higher applied current density means higher applied voltage on the electrochemical system [66]. Also higher
electro-regeneration of ferrous ion from ferric ion (Eq. (14)) with increasing current increased the efciency of Fenton chain reactions [32].
3
Fe
e Fe
14
The efciency of E-Fenton will be less at higher current density efciency. This is due to the competitive electrode reactions in the electrolytic cell. The discharge of oxygen at anode (Eq. (15)) and the
evolution of hydrogen at cathode (Eq. (16)) occur at a higher current.
These reactions inhibit main reactions such as reactions (6) and (14)
[32], which lead to decrease in efciency of E-Fenton.
2H2 O4H O2 4e
15
2H 2e H2
16
4H O2 4e 2H2 O
17
Table 5
Optimum current/current densities of E-Fenton process in various studies.
No Pollutant
Electrodes
Experimental conditions
1
2
3
o-Chlorophenol
4-Nitrophenol
Dyeing
wastewater
Acid Red 14
Dyeing
wastewater
Picloram
600 mA
1A
3.2 mA/cm2
59.12
65.0
75.2
[91]
[32]
[66]
0.50 A
68 A/m2
73.3
70
[51]
[55]
Carbon felt Pt
2,4,6Trinitrotoluene
2,6Dimethylaniline
Pt carbon felt
4
5
6
7
8
2+
300 mA
250 mA
10.6 A/m
100
[42]
99
[61]
91
[77]
Table 6
Optimum Fe2+ concentrations of E-Fenton process in various studies.
No
Pollutant
Electrodes
Experimental conditions
Fe2+ concentration
o-Chlorophenol
2 mg/L
80.4
[91]
Dyeing wastewater
2 mM
75
[66]
Methyl red
Pt-PAN-based activated
carbon ber
Graphite PTFE Pt
0.25 mM
75
[30]
4
5
6
RVC Pt
RuO2/Ti ACF
Graphite Pt/Ti
0.1 mM
1 mM
15 mM
100
68.2
70
[25]
[51]
[55]
Reference
The initial concentration of H2O2 plays an important role in the EFenton process [77]. Removal of pollutants increases with increase in
H2O2 concentration. The increase in the removal efciency was due to
the increase in hydroxyl radical concentration as a result of the addition of H2O2 (Eq. (1)) [77]. Zhang et al. [32] reported that efciency of
hydrogen peroxide for removing organic materials in the leachate decreased with the increase of Fenton's reagent dosage. At a high dosage
of H2O2, the decrease in removal efciency was due to the hydroxyl
radical scavenging effect of H2O2 (Eqs. (18) and (19)) and the recombination of the hydroxyl radical (Eq. (20)) [95].
HO H2 O2 HO2 H2 O
HO2 HO H2 O O2
2HO H2 O2
18
19
20
HO SO4 HO SO4
21
10
In recent years there is a great interest in the development of practical electrochemical methods for the destruction of toxic and biorefractory organic pollutants for wastewater treatment [91]. The EFenton process is widely used to treat non-biodegradable or refractory
organic compounds with moderate energy costs [100]. The applications of E-Fenton process is explained below.
6.1. Dyes
The dyes used in the textile dyeing and printing industries not
only can impart color to water sources but also can cause environmental damage to living organisms by stopping the reoxygenation capacity of water and also blocking sunlight, thereby disturbing the
natural growth activity of aquatic life [4]. Some of the dyes are also
toxic and carcinogenic in nature [101]. Presence of very small
amounts of dyes in water (less than 1 ppm for some dyes) is highly
visible and undesirable [102]. Synthetic dyes are used extensively
by several industries including textile dyeing (60%), paper (10%)
and plastic matter (10%) [35]. It is estimated that 1015% of the dye
is lost in the efuent during dyeing processes [103]. Presently, more
than 10,000 types of different commercial dyes and pigments are
available [101], and more than 7 10 5 t per year are produced worldwide [102].
E-Fenton process has been identied as a powerful tool for removal of dye from wastewater very effectively. Guivarch et al. [35] studied
the degradation of the three azo dyes azobenzene, methyl orange and
p-methyl red by the E-Fenton and concluded that this process is efcient for azo dye degradation, achieving an efcient removal (over
80%) of COD. The degradation mechanism begins with the azo bond
cleavage and is followed by the hydroxylation of the aromatic ring
[35]. A synthetic dye wastewater sample composed of yellow
drimaren, Congo red and methylene blue and having an initial COD
of 3782 mg O2 L 1 was successfully mineralized using E-Fenton process by Lahkimi et al. [38] with the COD abatement ratio of 89% after
10,000 C of electrical charge passed. Decolorization of acid yellow 36
in acidic aqueous medium was studied by Cruz-Gonzlez et al. [54]
and reported 97.8% of acid yellow 36 removal at optimum conditions
such as Fe 2+ of 0.24 mmol/L, current density of 23 mA/cm 2 and electrolysis time of 48 min. Complete mineralization of indigo carmine of
220 mg/L concentration is feasible when E-Fenton is carried out with
a BDD anode [43]. The degradation of different dyes by E-Fenton oxidation was carried out successfully in a continuous reactor by Rosales
et al. [27]. The reactor was very efcient for dye removal and high discoloration percentage depends on the residence time. The operational
problems of the reactor were also very less [27]. Degradation of
0.05 M NaCl and 0.05 M KCl solution [25]. Pimentel et al. [60] compared the efciency of iron, cobalt, manganese, and copper salts to
provide the metal cations as catalyst of Fenton reaction to produce
hydroxyl radicals and concluded that ferrous ions were the most effective catalysts with optimum concentration of 0.1 mM. 0.1 mM of
soluble FeSO4 supplied the optimum catalytic condition, allowing
100% removal of TOC of aqueous phenol solutions [60]. But during
E-Fenton process, degradation of some other compounds using iron
as catalyst may lead to formation of complexes and changing iron
concentration in the media [60]. zcan et al. [86] reported that the
production of H2O2 is lower in the case of NaCl than that of NaNO3
and NaSO4. Signicantly a faster decrease of Orange II in the NaClO4
media than in Na2SO4 or NaCl media has been noticed by Daneshvar
et al. [78]. Concentration of electrolyte also affects the efciency of
E-Fenton process. But Daneshvar et al. [78] reported that the concentration of supporting electrolyte does not have any effect in orange II
degradation, when the NaClO4 concentration has been increased from
0.05 to 0.1 M.
6. Applications
11
12
Table 7
Various pollutants removed by E-Fenton process.
No
Pollutant/purpose
Research highlights
Reference
Aniline
[131]
Petrochemical wastewater
2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene
2,6-Dimethylaniline
Nonylphenol polyethoxylate
9
10
11
[132]
[79]
[133]
[80]
[61]
[77]
[134]
[59]
[29]
[135]
conditions [56]. The study reported that the combined cell was
much more potent than the single one by the larger OH generation
from the continuous Fe 2+ regeneration at the carbon felt cathode,
accelerating the oxidation of organics. Total mineralization was feasible using the combined cell in the presence of 0.1 mM Cu 2+, because of the parallel quick oxidation of Cu(II) carboxylate
complexes by OH [56].
6.6. Others
Many other pollutant degradation was carried out successfully by
E-Fenton process. The details are given in Table 7. From Table 7, it is
very clear that E-Fenton is a very powerful and environmentally
friendly tool for wastewater treatment.
7. Degradation pathway of organic pollutants
One of the main advantages of E-Fenton process is the complete
mineralization and degradation of organic compounds. High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) analysis and Gas chromatographymass spectrometry (GCMS) of electrolyzed wastewater
revealed the formation of different oxidation products. The decay kinetics for initial pollutants can be monitored by reversed-phase
HPLC. The proposed reaction sequence for the degradation of dye
Acid Red 97 using carbon felt cathode and Pt anode [40] is shown
in Fig. 6. The oxidation of Acid Red 97 under the action of OH gives
1,2-naphthalenediol, 1,1-biphenyl-4-amino-4-ol, 2-naphthalenol diazonium and 2-naphthalenol by the reduction of azo bonds. These
products undergo further oxidation and release 2,3-dihydroxy-1,4naphthalenedion, phthalic anhydride, 1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid,
phthaldehyde, 3-hydroxy-1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid, 4-aminobenzoic acid and 2-formyl-benzoic acid. During this reaction most
of the nitrogen element went away from the dye structure as
NO3 and NH4+ ions or nitrogen. After that gradual cleavage of aromatic ring occurs, and this leads to the formation of CO2 as nal
product [40].
8. Conclusions
The application of E-Fenton on organic pollutant removal from
wastewater has received increased attention in the last decade. Different types of electrolytic reactors were used for E-Fenton study. Efciencies of various anode and cathode were evaluated and
compared. This process is very much dependent on pH, oxygen sparging rate, temperature of solution, applied current density, Fe 2+ concentration, hydrogen peroxide concentration and feeding mode,
distance between the electrodes and nature of the supporting electrolyte. Removal of various organic pollutants including dyes, drugs, herbicides and pesticides, leachate, phenolic compounds etc. by this
process was evaluated. Overall, E-Fenton process is a promising technology for applications in wastewater treatment.
Acknowledgments
The authors are thankful to K. Sharath, Ranjith Kumar and T.G.
Parameswaran for the great support.
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