Electrocatalytic generation of reactive species and implications in microbial inactivation

Controlling microbial proliferation in water systems, including wastewater, recreational water, and drinking is essential to societal health. Microbial inactivation through electrochemically generated reactive species (RS) mediated pathways provides an effective route toward this control. Herein we provide overview of recent progress electrocatalytic generation RS their application disinfection, with a focus on the selective production RS, microorganism interactions (including both mechanisms action innate responses RS), practical implementation for inactivation. The article concluded perspective where challenges opportunities RS-based electrochemical disinfection are highlighted, along possible future research directions.