Oxidation/mineralization of 2-Nitrophenol in aqueous medium by electrochemical advanced oxidation processes using Pt/carbon-felt and BDD/carbon-felt cells

► Electrochemical oxidation of 2-Nitrophenol using carbon felt (CF) cathode and Pt or BDD anodes. ► Comparative oxidation power of Pt and BDD in Pt/CF and BDD/CF cells in absence and presence of Fe2+. ► Comparative mineralization power Pt/CF, BDD/CF and BDD/CF/Fe2+ cells. ► Increasing oxidation/mineralization power in order Pt/FC < BDD/FC < BDD/CF/Fe2+ processes. ► Current efficiency increase in same sequence as the mineralization power.