Integrated electrochemical processes for textile industry wastewater treatment: system performances and sludge settling characteristics

Table 1 Recent studies on integrated treatment of industrial wastewater

Treatment process	Cell configuration (Anode/Cathode)	Wastewater type	Maximum mineralization efficiency, %	Reference
EC^a-EF^b	Cu/Cu/−BDD^c/ Cu	Oil and grease industry	99	[15]
EC	Fe/Fe, Al/Al	Paint manufacturing	93, 94	[16]
EC	Fe/Fe, Al/Al	Textile	76, 65	[17]
EC-PC^d	Fe/Fe- Fe/Fe	Various chemical and textile industries	77	[18]
EC-O₃	Fe/Fe	Tannery plastics and textile industries	60	[19]
EC-H₂O₂	Al/Al	Plastics industry	90	[20]
EC-AO^e	Fe/Fe-BDD^c/ Fe	Textile industry	99	[21]

^aElectrocoagulation; ^bElectro-Fenton; ^cBoron-doped diamond; ^d Peroxi-coagulation; ^eAnodic oxidation

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