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Electrochemical oxidation processes for PFAS removal from contaminated water and wastewater: fundamentals, gaps and opportunities towards practical implementation
Abstract
Electrochemical oxidation (EO) is emerging as one of the most promising methods for the degradation of recalcitrant per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in water and wastewater, as these compounds cannot be effectively treated with conventional bio- or chemical approaches. This review examines the state of the art of EO for PFASs destruction, and comprehensively compares operating parameters and treatment performance indicators for both synthetic and real contaminated water and wastewater media. The evaluation shows the need to use environmentally-relevant media to properly quantify the effectiveness/efficiency of EO for PFASs treatment. Additionally, there is currently a lack of quantification of sorption losses, resulting in a likely over-estimation of process' efficiencies. Furthermore, the majority of experimental results to date indicate that short-chain PFASs are the most challenging and need to be prioritized as environmental regulations become more stringent. Finally, and with a perspective towards practical implementation, several operational strategies are proposed, including processes combining up-concentration followed by EO destruction.
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“Veciana et al. [60] reviewed and discussed the application of electrochemical oxidation for the elimination of PFAS from PFAS-contaminated water and wastewater and reported that treatment of long-chain PFAS using this process has shown high removals, whereas short-chain PFAS are usually more recalcitrant to this treatment technique.”
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“In addition, it is important to consider the possibility of increasing short-chain PFAS concentrations after treatment because of the degradation of long-chain PFAS and/or the presence of precursors [60].”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Veciana, M., Bräunig, J., Farhat, A., Pype, M.-L., Freguia, S., Carvalho, G., Keller, J., & Ledezma, P.
- Affiliations
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- Corresponding author
- Veciana, Mersabel
- Ledezma, Pablo
- ORCID
- Venue
- Journal of Hazardous Materials
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2022-07
- Volume
- 434
- Pages
- 128886
- ISSN
- 0304-3894 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W4223628807
- Cited by
- 148
- References
- 139
- Citations by year
- 2026: 42 · 2025: 50 · 2024: 29 · 2023: 21 · 2022: 6
- FWCI
- 1.88
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- Locations
- Journal of Hazardous Materials (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Australian Research Council (SR180100027)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Chemistry › Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Water Science and Technology › Advanced oxidation water treatment
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Engineering › Environmental remediation with nanomaterials
- Keywords
- electrochemical oxidation, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, PFAS removal, contaminated water treatment, wastewater treatment, recalcitrant pollutants, short-chain PFASs, treatment efficiency
- MeSH terms
- Fluorocarbons, Water, Water Pollutants, Chemical, Water Purification, Wastewater
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