1.School of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Xi’an University of Science and Technology, Xi’an 710054,China
2.Shaanxi Water Affairs Group Water Ecology Comprehensive Development Co. Ltd., Xi’an 710082, China
Electrochemical disinfection technology has the advantages of no need to add chemicals, high disinfection efficiency, few disinfection by-products, flexible operation and low management level, and has unique advantages in decentralized water treatment. Electrode is the core component of electrochemical disinfection. The selection of electrode material and its configuration design have a vital influence on the disinfection mechanism, mass transfer rate, disinfection effect, service life and operation cost of electrochemical disinfection system. On the basis of introducing the principle of electrochemical disinfection, this paper summarizes the characteristics and development of electrode materials in flow-by and flow-through electrochemical disinfection systems respectively, and looks forward to the research and development direction of electrode materials, which provides ideas for the popularization and application of electrochemical disinfection technology.