Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, Vol.89, No.8, 1243-1250, 2014
Electrochemical removal of tetrahydrofuran from industrial wastewaters: anode selection and process scale-up
BACKGROUND: In this work, industrial wastewaters with an average tetrahydrofuran (THF) concentration of 688 +/- 140 mg L-1 were treated by electrooxidation. Four anodic materials were tested: RuO2, Pt, PbO2 and boron-doped diamond (BDD). Bench scale experiments (volume treated 1 L, anode area 140 cm(2)) and pilot scale tests (volume treated 200 L, anode area 2800 cm(2)) were performed, and the influence of the applied current density, in the range 300