A water treatment device includes: an electrode structure installed in a storage space in which water is stored or in a flow space in which water flows so as to cause an underwater plasma discharge; and a gas supply module for supplying a gas to the storage space or the flow space such that bubbles are supplied underwater, as a discharge gas, to the electrode structure, wherein the electrode structure includes: a first electrode; a second electrode disposed opposite the first electrode; and a dielectric member disposed in a space between the first electrode and the second electrode.

An electrode for electrochemical oxidation of aromatic pollutants is disclosed as including nano manganese oxide supported on conductive carbon cloth. A method of forming an electrode for electrochemical oxidation of aromatic pollutants includes (i) mixing a manganese precursor with a reducing sulphate to form a mixture; (ii) applying the mixture onto a conductive carbon layer; and (iii) calcinating the conductive carbon layer applied with the mixture to form nano manganese oxide on the conductive carbon layer.

An electrolytic reactor and process for decontaminating wastewater containing emerging contaminants, such as medicament residues or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are disclosed. The contaminated wastewater is circulated through one or several reactors for electro-oxidizing and degrading the contaminants. Each reactor comprises an enclosure, an electrode assembly comprising first and second current distribution circuits, a first group of N electrodes connected to the first current distribution circuit, and a second group of N electrodes connected to the second current distribution circuit. According to the polarity of the current provided to the electrodes, the electrodes of the first group form anodes whereas the electrodes of the second group forms cathodes, and vice versa. The electrodes are dimensional stable electrodes (DSA). The reactor and process described herein allow removal of multiple emerging contaminants simultaneously, in addition to reducing the carbon footprint through lower power consumption.

The systems and methods of this disclosure generally relates to electro oxidation techniques and chemical processes or systems, to remove water soluble organics (WSOs) dissolved organics or hexine extractable organics. from produced water and wastewater aqueous streams in industrial processes or systems, from produced water or dirty water from oil wells.

The present disclosure relates to a device (100) for removal of contaminants from water, the device (100) includes a substrate (102), a metal layer (104) is deposited on the substrate (102) to form a conducting electrode. A thick layer of aluminium (Al) (106) is thermally deposited on the metal layer (104). The aluminum layer (106) is anodized so as to form an anodized porous alumina layer (108) having nanopores. The device, upon application of potential, allows the flow of water through the micropores to perform absorption of contaminants using the electrically conducting electrode covered with the anodized porous alumina layer facilitating removal of the contaminants from the water through ion concentration polarization and minimizing wastage of water.

A method of removing pollutants from wastewater, the method including a) separating the wastewater into first treated water containing monovalent ions and second treated water containing multivalent ions, b) concentrating the monovalent ions in the first treated water to produce concentrated water, c) electrochemically reducing nitric acid in the concentrated water, and d) electrochemically oxidizing organic matter in the second treated water. According to the above method, the pollutants in the wastewater can be removed efficiently and environmentally.

An anode, a flow cell including the anode, and a method for electrocatalytic treatment of bio-oil and/or wastewater are disclosed. The anode comprises RuO.sub.2 particles on a titanium support. The method includes flowing a process stream through the flow cell in the absence of added hydrogen, at a temperature of 0 C. to 50 C. and atmospheric pressure, and applying a potential across the flow cell such that the anode is positive with respect to the cathode, thereby electrocatalytically oxidizing compounds in the process stream to produce a treated process stream at the anode and generating hydrogen gas as a byproduct at the cathode.

Disclosure relates to an electrochemical membrane degassing apparatus including a liquid channel in which raw water flows, a gaseous channel in which gas degassed from the raw water flows, a gas separation membrane allowing gas in the raw water to be moved to the gaseous channel, a surface modification layer formed at the gas separation membrane, and a power supply unit applying power to the surface modification layer, and selectively operated in either of a first process mode applying a low voltage power and a second process mode applying a high voltage power, wherein in the first process mode, an electrostatic repulsive force is generated between the surface modification layer and organic particles, and in the second process mode, a radical is generated, and the organic particles is oxidized by the radical. Accordingly, the efficiency of membrane degassing can be improved and membrane contamination can be prevented.

Methods, systems, and techniques for removal of PFAS contaminants from contaminated soil or sediment are provided. Example embodiments provide a water-based ex-situ method and system at a site that utilizes particle size and particle density segregation; deagglomeration, attrition, and retention time and sequential contacts with purified water; a recirculating water system with continual water treatment, and additional modules for destructive treatment of concentrated PFAS. In an example embodiment, the water treatment system of an example PFAS contaminant removal system and process includes ion exchange resin filtration component to remove PFAS effectively.

Copper-boron-ferrite (CuBFe) composites may be prepared and immobilized on graphite electrodes in a silica-based sol-gel, e.g., from rice husks. Different bimetallic loading ratios can produce fast in-situ electrogeneration of reactive oxygen species, H.sub.2O.sub.2 and .Math.OH, e.g., via droplet flow-assisted heterogeneous electro-Fenton reactor system. Loading ratios of, e.g., 10 to 30 wt. % Fe.sup.3+ and 5 to 15% wt. Cu.sup.2+, can improve the catalytic activities towards pharmaceutical beta blockers (atenolol and propranolol) degradation in water. Degradation efficiencies of at least 99.9% for both propranolol and atenolol in hospital wastewater were demonstrated. Radicals of .Math.OH in degradation indicate a surface mechanism at inventive cathodes with correlated contributions of iron and copper. Copper and iron can be embedded in porous graphite electrode surface and catalyze the conversion of H.sub.2O.sub.2 to .Math.OH to enhance the degradation. Inventive cathodes can be stable catalytically after 20 or more cycles under neutral and acidic conditions.