TY - JOUR
T1 - Disparities between experimental and environmental conditions
T2 - Research steps toward making electrochemical water treatment a reality
AU - Garcia-Segura, Sergi
AU - Nienhauser, Alec Brockway
AU - Fajardo, Ana S.
AU - Bansal, Rishabh
AU - Conrad, Christian L.
AU - Fortner, John D.
AU - Marcos-Hernández, Mariana
AU - Rogers, Tanya
AU - Villagran, Dino
AU - Wong, Michael S.
AU - Westerhoff, Paul
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Elsevier B.V.
PY - 2020/8
Y1 - 2020/8
N2 - Electrochemical water treatment is one of the key topics of environmental electrochemistry. Identifying electrocatalytic materials capable of electrogenerating high oxidant species in situ seems to have catalyzed researchers’ interest in these processes. While most studies have focused on ideal lab-made solutions, translation to higher technology readiness levels and commercialization requires reframing research questions in context of real water matrices. In this current opinion, we discuss disconnects that may occur when focusing on synthetic solution treatment rather than on real waters. Future research can fill the gaps identified herein, thus facilitating application of electrochemical water treatment technologies.
AB - Electrochemical water treatment is one of the key topics of environmental electrochemistry. Identifying electrocatalytic materials capable of electrogenerating high oxidant species in situ seems to have catalyzed researchers’ interest in these processes. While most studies have focused on ideal lab-made solutions, translation to higher technology readiness levels and commercialization requires reframing research questions in context of real water matrices. In this current opinion, we discuss disconnects that may occur when focusing on synthetic solution treatment rather than on real waters. Future research can fill the gaps identified herein, thus facilitating application of electrochemical water treatment technologies.
KW - Boron-doped diamond electrode
KW - Electrocatalytic water treatment
KW - Electrochemical advanced oxidation processes
KW - Electrochemical advanced reduction processes
KW - Magneli TiO
KW - Oxyanions
KW - Persistent organic pollutants
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U2 - 10.1016/j.coelec.2020.03.001
DO - 10.1016/j.coelec.2020.03.001
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85082873370
SN - 2451-9103
VL - 22
SP - 9
EP - 16
JO - Current Opinion in Electrochemistry
JF - Current Opinion in Electrochemistry
ER -