THE PROBLEM:
THERE
IS NO
BIOLOGICAL DEGRADATION METHOD FOR THE CONTAMINANTS OF MOSTLY TOXIC NATURE. THE CLASSICAL CHEMICAL PROCESSES USUALLY
HAVE SERIOUS
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS.
THE
SOLUTION:
WE HAVE DEVELOPED AN ELECTRO-CHEMICAL METHOD FOR
DECONTAMINATION OF
TOXIC MATERIALS BY ANODIC OXIDATION REACTIONS. THIS MEANS THE TOTAL MINERALISATION OF ORGANIC
COMPOUNDS.
THE
NEW STEP:
USING IONSELECTIVE MEMBRANES AND DIRECT OH RADICAL GENERATION