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Technical Considerations for Designing an Electrocoagulation Reactor for Wastewater Treatment: A Brief Review

by
Ismael Salvador Solano Huerta
1,
Gabriela Roa Morales
1,*,
Patricia Balderas Hernández
1,*,
Carlos Eduardo Barrera Díaz
1,
Thelma Beatriz Pavón Silva
2,
Pedro Ávila Pérez
1 and
Israel Rodríguez Torres
3
1
Centro Conjunto de Investigación en Química Sustentable (CCIQS) UAEM-UNAM, Carretera Toluca-Atlacomulco, Km 14.5, Toluca 50200, Estado de México, Mexico
2
Facultad de Química, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Paseo Colón, Colonia Universidad, Toluca 50120, Estado de México, Mexico
3
Instituto de Metalurgia, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, Av., Sierra Leona 550, Lomas 2ª Sección, San Luis Potosi 78210, San Luis Potosi, Mexico
*
Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Processes 2025, 13(6), 1679; https://doi.org/10.3390/pr13061679
Submission received: 4 April 2025 / Revised: 3 May 2025 / Accepted: 16 May 2025 / Published: 27 May 2025
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Design and Numerical Simulation of Photo- and Electrochemical Degradation of Pollutants)
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Abstract

Within the field of wastewater treatment, various treatment systems stand out, including those that use chemical reagents to promote a precipitation reaction. Among these chemical methods are electrochemical processes such as electrocoagulation systems, which have gained prominence due to their ease of operation and the cost-benefit associated with the accessibility of the coagulant material. This article aims to guide the implementation of the electrocoagulation process in various water remediation systems as an improvement option for any treatment train. Electrocoagulation is analyzed from the perspective of Electrochemical Engineering. Various essential aspects of electrocoagulation are addressed, including its definition, the types of reactions occurring within the reactor, hydrodynamics, the variables that need to be controlled and their influence on the process’s hydrodynamics, the factors to consider in the design of an electrocoagulation reactor, and some results obtained with this technique in the treatment of various wastewater and/or substrates. All of this is presented from a practical and easy-to-apply approach, providing a reference point for those interested in implementing this technology.
Keywords: electrochemistry; electrocoagulation; treatment; sewage water; reactors design electrochemistry; electrocoagulation; treatment; sewage water; reactors design

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Solano Huerta, I.S.; Roa Morales, G.; Balderas Hernández, P.; Barrera Díaz, C.E.; Pavón Silva, T.B.; Ávila Pérez, P.; Rodríguez Torres, I. Technical Considerations for Designing an Electrocoagulation Reactor for Wastewater Treatment: A Brief Review. Processes 2025, 13, 1679. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr13061679

AMA Style

Solano Huerta IS, Roa Morales G, Balderas Hernández P, Barrera Díaz CE, Pavón Silva TB, Ávila Pérez P, Rodríguez Torres I. Technical Considerations for Designing an Electrocoagulation Reactor for Wastewater Treatment: A Brief Review. Processes. 2025; 13(6):1679. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr13061679

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Solano Huerta, Ismael Salvador, Gabriela Roa Morales, Patricia Balderas Hernández, Carlos Eduardo Barrera Díaz, Thelma Beatriz Pavón Silva, Pedro Ávila Pérez, and Israel Rodríguez Torres. 2025. "Technical Considerations for Designing an Electrocoagulation Reactor for Wastewater Treatment: A Brief Review" Processes 13, no. 6: 1679. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr13061679

APA Style

Solano Huerta, I. S., Roa Morales, G., Balderas Hernández, P., Barrera Díaz, C. E., Pavón Silva, T. B., Ávila Pérez, P., & Rodríguez Torres, I. (2025). Technical Considerations for Designing an Electrocoagulation Reactor for Wastewater Treatment: A Brief Review. Processes, 13(6), 1679. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr13061679

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