biostudies-literatureUnknown53(15)Bruninghoff RDutch Research Council (NWO)We evaluated electrochemical degradation (ECD) and photocatalytic degradation (PCD) technologies for saline water purification, with a focus on rate comparison and formation and degradation of chlorinated aromatic intermediates using the same non-chlorinated parent compound, 4-ethylphenol (4EP). At 15 mA·cm^-2, and in the absence of chloride (0.6 mol·L^-1 NaNO₃ was used as supporting electrolyte), ECD resulted in an apparent zero-order rate of 30 μmol L^-1·h^-1, whereas rates of ∼300 μmol L^-1·h^-1 and ∼3750 μmol L^-1·h^-1 were computed for low (0.03 mol·L^-1) and high (0.6 mol·L^-1) NaCl concentration, respectively. For PCD, initial rates of ∼330 μmol L^-1·h<sup>-1</supEnvironmental science & technology8725-8735https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC6686150biostudies-literatureComparative Analysis of Photocatalytic and Electrochemical Degradation of 4-Ethylphenol in Saline Conditions.PMC6686150Braakhuis LBruninghoff RMul GJeremiasse AWSaha Pvan Duijne AKMei BfalseComparative Analysis of Photocatalytic and Electrochemical Degradation of 4-Ethylphenol in Saline Conditions.We evaluated electrochemical degradation (ECD) and photocatalytic degradation (PCD) technologies for saline water purification, with a focus on rate comparison and formation and degradation of chlorinated aromatic intermediates using the same non-chlorinated parent compound, 4-ethylphenol (4EP). At 15 mA·cm^-2, and in the absence of chloride (0.6 mol·L^-1 NaNO₃ was used as supporting electrolyte), ECD resulted in an apparent zero-order rate of 30 μmol L^-1·h^-1, whereas rates of ∼300 μmol L^-1·h^-1 and ∼3750 μmol L^-1·h^-1 were computed for low (0.03 mol·L^-1) and high (0.6 mol·L^-1) NaCl concentration, respectively. For PCD, initial rates of ∼330 μmol L^-1·h<sup>-1</sup2019-01-01T00:00:00Z2019 Aug2025-04-18T18:56:33.987Z2019-08-16T07:02:02ZS-EPMC66861503128214810.1021/acs.est.9b01244