Electrocoagulation Process: An Approach to Continuous Processes, Reactors Design, Pharmaceuticals Removal, and Hybrid Systems—A Review

Processes

Miriam López-Guzmán¹  Liliana Reynoso-Cuevas²  Manuel Alberto Flores-Hidalgo³ 

[1] Centro de Investigación en Materiales Avanzados, Departamento de Ingeniería Sustentable, Calle CIMAV 110, Ejido Arroyo Seco, Durango 34147, Mexico;Cátedras CONACYT, Centro de Investigación en Materiales Avanzados, Calle CIMAV 110, Ejido Arroyo Seco, Durango 34147, Mexico;Laboratorio de Computación Científica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango, Ave. Veterinaria s/n, Circuito Universitario, Durango 34120, Mexico;

关键词: electrocoagulation;    reactor design;    pharmaceuticals removal;    hybrid systems;   

DOI  :  10.3390/pr9101831

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The electrocoagulation (EC) process has been widely studied in recent years to remove a wide range of contaminants present in different types of water: fluorides, arsenic, heavy metals, organic matter, colorants, oils, and recently, pharmaceutical compounds. However, most of the studies have been aimed at understanding the process factors that have the most significant effect on efficiency, and these studies have been mainly on a batch process. Therefore, this review is focused on elucidating the current state of development of this process and the challenges it involves transferring to continuous processes and the recent exploration of its potential use in the removal of pharmaceutical contaminants and its implementation with other technologies.

【 授权许可】

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