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Current to Clean Water – Electrochemical Solutions for Groundwater, Water, and Wastewater Treatment
Author(s) -
Simon Ramona G.,
Stöckl Markus,
Becker Dennis,
Steinkamp AnneDorothee,
Abt Christian,
Jungfer Christina,
Weidlich Claudia,
Track Thomas,
Mangold KlausMichael
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
chemie ingenieur technik
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.365
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1522-2640
pISSN - 0009-286X
DOI - 10.1002/cite.201800081
Subject(s) - electrodialysis , wastewater , capacitive deionization , water treatment , groundwater , effluent , waste management , sewage treatment , portable water purification , electrochemistry , environmental chemistry , chemistry , environmental science , environmental engineering , membrane , electrode , biochemistry , geotechnical engineering , engineering
Electrochemical technologies for the treatment of industrial and municipal wastewaters, potable water, and groundwater, are presented, focusing on the main water constituents: inorganics, organics, micropollutants, and microorganisms. Removal of inorganic compounds by electrodialysis, electrocoagulation, and capacitive deionization as well as removal of organics and micropollutants by electrosorption, advanced oxidation processes, and anodic oxidation with boron‐doped diamond electrodes are reviewed. Electricity can be generated by degradation of organic compounds in microbial fuel cells and dehalogenation by cathodic reduction minimizes toxic substances in water. The disinfection of different types of water is also presented and it is shown that electrochemical methods offer versatile approaches to contribute to an sustainable future water management.