ELECTROCHEMICAL TREATMENT OF INDUSTRIAL ORGANIC EFFLUENTS

The anodic oxidation of organics is a potentially powerful technique o f controlling pollutants in industrial waste waters. Based on a fundam ental analysis? this paper summarizes recent results in this field. Di rect electrochemical processes catalyzed by the oxygen-transfer reacti on are discussed for several anode materials. Ti/SnO2 is particularly efficient for cold combustion of aromatic pollutants. Potential candid ate processes involving the electrochemical generation of oxidizer rea ctants (O-3, H2O2), Or the electrochemical regeneration of metallic re dox couples are discussed.