Abstract
In recent years, there has been increasing interest in the search for better water treatment technologies for the efficient removal of contaminants. Phenols and its derivatives are considered an environmental problem due to their acute toxicity and due to their continuous input to the aquatic ecosystem. This paper reviews and discusses the effectiveness of electrochemical oxidation for the removal of phenols and its derivates from aqueous system. Research is directed towards the influence of the structure of such compounds, types of electrode materials as well as the media in which the electrochemical oxidation takes place on the efficiency of the removal of contaminants.