Electrochemical oxidation of phenol for wastewater treatment using tin dioxide anodes

The electrochem. oxidn. of phenol for wastewater treatment was studied on doped SnO2 anodes. Anal. of reaction intermediates and a C balance showed that the main reaction is oxidn. of phenol to CO2. This unexpected behavior of the SnO2 anode is explained by a change of the chem. structure of the electrode surface during anodic polarization. [on SciFinder (R)