A large number of drugs have been detected in drinking waters and the key finding is that a lot of them cannot be completely eliminated by the sewage treatment plants. In contrast to pesticides, no specific regulations exist so far for the occurrence of pharmaceuticals and endocrine disruptors such as natural or synthetic hormones in drinking water.  The study is aimed at the application of electrochemical oxidation for degradation of emerging organic contaminants in water. Waters containing antibiotics, antiepileptic drugs, alkaloids as well as hormones were treated using two different methods: 1) batch oxidation of the polluted water through addition of an anolyte (a strong oxidizing mixture); 2) continuous direct electrochemical oxidation by means of a flow-through reactor with diamond electrodes.  A combined approach based on the combination of membrane separation with electrochemical oxidation is applied for purification of domestic yellow wastewater and its utilization as a liquid fertilizer.

Electrochemical oxidation of emerging organic contaminants in drinking water/wastewater

248th National Meeting (2014)

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