Removal of Tricyclazole and Total Organic Carbon in Real Pesticide Wastewater by Electro-Fenton

Table 5

Energy consumption per unit TOC mass for the degradation of several organic pollutant solutions by the EF process.

Compounds	Cell	Conditions	Removal efficiency (%)	E (kWh/kg)	Ref.
Mecoprop	BDD/stainless steel	643 mg/L pesticide in 0.5 M Na2SO4, pH 3.0, 0.5 mM Fe^2+, 50 mA/cm^2, and 40°C for 540 min	97 (TOC)	47.87	[39]
Cresol	BDD/gas diffusion electrode (GDE)	128 mg/L substrate in 0.05 M Na2SO4, pH 3.0, 1 mM Fe^2+, 1°A, and 35°C for 180 min	98 (TOC)	155	[40]
Diuron, glyphosate	Dimensionally stable electrode (DSA)/carbon felt	Diuron (0.1 mM) and glyphosate (0.13 mM) dissolved in 1L of 0.05 M Na2SO4, pH 3.0, and 1°A for 180 min	33.78 (TOC)	850	[38]
Acid yellow 36	BDD/GDE	108 mg/L dye in 0.05 M Na2SO4, pH 3.0, 0,5 mM Fe^2+, 50 mA/cm^2, and 40°C for 540 min	95 (TOC)	130	[41]
Enrofloxacin	Pt/BDD	158 mg/L drug in 0.05 M Na2SO4, 0.2 mM Fe^2+, pH 3, 1°A, and 35°C for 300 min	97 (TOC)	246	[42]
Tricyclazole	Carbon plate/stainless steel	1297 mg/L pesticide in 990 mg/L Na2SO4, pH 3.0, 0.25 mM Fe^2+, 2.22 mA/cm^2, and 25°C for 217 min	99.6 (TC); 84.2 (TOC)	121.4; 3.02	This study