Fate of organic contaminants in electrochemical nitrogen recovery from urine

Key Points

• To compare how different electrochemical processes affect the fate of organic contaminants in urine.
• Three processes were compared: electrochemical stripping, electrodialysis, and bipolar electrodialysis.
• Pharmaceuticals and disinfection byproducts were specifically analyzed across these processes.
• Electrochemical stripping showed greater removal efficiency of contaminants than the other methods.
• Certain pharmaceuticals persisted more in electrodialysis and bipolar electrodialysis.