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A comprehensive review of electrocoagulation for water treatment: Potentials and challenges.

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A comprehensive review of recent literature that has been dedicated to utilizing electrocoagulation for water treatment, focusing on current successes on specific applications in water and wastewater treatment, as well as potentials for future applications is offered.
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This article is published in Journal of Environmental Management.The article was published on 2017-01-15. It has received 537 citations till now.

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Sustainable technologies for water purification from heavy metals: review and analysis

TL;DR: The current state-of-the-art of available technologies for water purification are reviewed and their field of application for heavy metal ion removal is discussed, as heavy metal ions are the most harmful and widespread contaminants.
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Effects of microplastics on wastewater and sewage sludge treatment and their removal: A review

TL;DR: In this article, the effects of microplastics on wastewater and sludge treatment and the mechanisms were discussed, and the problems that need to be addressed in the future were pointed out and the key points for future investigation were proposed.
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Application of response surface methodology in physicochemical removal of dyes from wastewater: A critical review.

TL;DR: The literature that applied RSM to adsorption, advanced oxidation processes, coagulation/flocculation and electrocoagulation processes were critically reviewed and some suggestions are made for future studies.
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Removal of heavy metal ions from wastewater: a comprehensive and critical review

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors comprehensively and critically review and discuss these methods in terms of used agents/adsorbents, removal efficiency, operating conditions, and the pros and cons of each method.
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Electrochemical technologies in wastewater treatment

TL;DR: In this article, the development, design and applications of electrochemical technologies in water and wastewater treatment are reviewed with particular focus on electrodeposition, electrocoagulation, electroflotation (EF), and electrooxidation.
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Electrocoagulation (EC)--science and applications.

TL;DR: The objective of this review through a survey of the literature is to bring the chemistry and physical processes involved into perspective and to focus attention on those areas critically needing research.
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Fundamentals, present and future perspectives of electrocoagulation.

TL;DR: This paper presents an in-depth discussion and consideration of the factors that need to be addressed for optimum performance of this technology.
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The future for electrocoagulation as a localised water treatment technology

TL;DR: It is drawn that electrocoagulation has a future as a decentralised water treatment technology and a conceptual framework is presented for future research directed towards a more mechanistic understanding of the process.
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Electrocoagulation for the treatment of textile industry effluent--a review

TL;DR: The objective of the present manuscript is to review the potential of electrocoagulation for the treatment of industrial effluents, mainly removal of dyes from textile effluent.
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