Electrochemistry for the Environment

16The book starts with the fundamentals of environmental electrochemistry, introducing the basic techniques in selecting and fabricating electrode materials, followed by a theoretical analysis of the electrochemical processes, green electrochemical operation, discussion of electrochemical technologies in water treatment, and then examination of the established wastewater treatment technologies such as electrochemical reactors for metal recovery, electrocoagulation, electroflotation and electrooxidation. Emerging technologies such as electrophotooxidation, electro disinfection, and electrochemical technologies in sludge and soil treatment will also be analyzed. This book will be an excellent reference for young researchers starting new research programs and also for industrialists who wish to appreciate the technologies.04Role of Electrochemistry in Environmental Sciences and Engineering.- Basic principles of the electrochemical treatment of wastewater containing organic pollutants.- Importance of electrode material in the electrochemical treatment of wastewater containing organic pollutants.- Techniques of electrode fabrication.- Green electro-organic synthesis using BDD electrodes.- Modeling of electrochemical process for the treatment of wastewater containing organic pollutants.- Electrochemical treatment of drinking water.- Water desalination by solar powered electrodialysis.- Electrochemical disinfection of water.- Electrochemical coagulation in wastewater treatment.- Electroflotation of wastewater.- Electroreduction of halogenated organic compounds.- The CerOx process for the mediated oxidation of organic pollutants.- Case studies in the electrochemical treatment of wastewater containing organic pollutants using BDD.- The Persulfate process for the mediated oxidation of organic pollutants.- P04hoto-electrochemical treatment of wastewater for the oxidation of organic pollutants.- Electrochemical treatment of wastewater containing nitrate.- Organic sludge treatment by wet electrolytic oxidation.- Electrochemical treatment of contaminated soils.- Index13From the reviews: A book focussing on electrochemical approaches to the protection of the environment is timely and to be welcomed. The nineteen chapters in this book are all written by authors with broad experience of their topics . All chapters are extensively referenced. I have no doubt that this book will be valuable to scientists and engineers presently working in the field or seeking to enter it. (Derek Pletcher, Journal of Applied Electrochemistry, Vol. 40, 2010)