Journal of hazardous materials
HCO3⁻-mediated selective radical decomplexation and Ligand electro-reduction: Achieving Cu recovery and EDTA regeneration from industrial effluents via PEC-EC synergy.
Xingyu Pan, Ligang Xia, Weifeng Yao, Qiang Wu, Yulin Min, Qunjie Xu
Published: 202510.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.140443
Abstract
Treating persistent Cu-EDTA complexes in industrial effluents remains challenging due to inefficient decomplexation or ligand destruction in conventional processes. This study proposes an integrated photoelectrochemical-electrochemical system that sy…
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