Landfilling is the most prominently adopted disposal technique for managing municipal solid
waste across the globe. However, the main drawback associated with this method is the …

Oxidation of recalcitrant organic contaminants via the electrogenerated sulfate radicals (SO
4 radical dot−) with boron doped diamond (BDD) electrode is one of the most efficient …

Industrial processes generate huge amounts of hazardous effluents every day. Conventional
purification techniques, such as biological methods (aerobic and anaerobic treatment) and …

This review proposes an insight into the prospects of electrochemistry for the treatment of
highly concentrated effluents in three sections. The first section of this review presents an …

Hazardous organic pollutants have been attracting heightened interest in recent years due
to their persisting properties, low biodegradability, and negative influence on aquatic life …

Parabens are biocides used as preservatives in food, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. They
possess antibacterial and antifungal activity due to their ability to disrupt cell membrane and …

Endocrine disruptors are often reported in the literature as recalcitrant pollutants in aquatic
ecosystems. For this reason, the present study focused on advanced oxidation processes …

Methyl paraben (MP), a widely used preservative, exhibits endocrine-disrupting properties
with estrogenic activities. The aqueous phase degradation of MP, using UV-activated …

The combination of electrochemistry and ultrasonic irradiation (sonoelectrochemistry) has
gained increasing attention in recent years as a method for removing dissolved pollutants …

Graphene was successfully employed as a catalyst for the activation of sodium persulfate,
towards the effective degradation of propylparaben, an emerging micro-pollutant …