New perspectives for Advanced Oxidation Processes

Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOPs) are called to fill the gap between the treatability attained by conventional physico-chemical and biological treatments and the day-to-day more exigent limits fixed by environmental regulations. They are particularly important for the removal of anthropogenic poll...

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Published in:Journal of environmental management 2017-06, Vol.195 (Pt 2), p.93-99
Main Authors: Dewil, Raf, Mantzavinos, Dionissios, Poulios, Ioannis, Rodrigo, Manuel A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Advanced electrochemical oxidation
Energy production
Heterogeneous photocatalysis
Hybrid processes
Oxidation-Reduction
Sulphate-radical oxidation
Waste Disposal, Fluid
Waste Water
Water Pollutants, Chemical
Water Purification
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Summary:Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOPs) are called to fill the gap between the treatability attained by conventional physico-chemical and biological treatments and the day-to-day more exigent limits fixed by environmental regulations. They are particularly important for the removal of anthropogenic pollutants and for this reason, they have been widely investigated in the last decades and even applied in the treatment of many industrial wastewater flows. However, despite the great development reached, AOPs cannot be considered mature yet and there are many new fields worthy of research. Some of them are going to be briefly introduced in this paper, including hybrid processes, heterogeneous semiconductor photocatalysis, sulphate-radical oxidation and electrochemical advanced oxidation for water/wastewater treatment. Moreover, the use of photoelectrochemical processes for energy production is discussed. The work ends with some perspectives that can be of interest for the ongoing and future research.
ISSN:0301-4797
1095-8630
DOI:10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.04.010