In this experimental study, an electrochemical cell (100 cc) equipped with anode electrodes of SS316 and graphite and the cathode electrode of SS316 in parallel form at a distance of 1 cm from each other was used to degradation the 2,4-Diclorophenoxy acetic acid (2,4-D) herbicide. The results showed that the removal efficiency of 2,4-D herbicide in initial concentrations of 50 and 100 mg/L under optimum conditions (pH = 7, electrolysis time = 50 min and current density = 3 mA/cm2 ) using the graphite anode electrode was 73.5% and 47.76%, respectively; however, using the SS316 electrode, the removal efficiency was 44.23% and 17.65%, respectively. The highest removal of 2,4-D in electrochemical process was 95.87% for herbicide initial concentration of 50 mg/L by graphite anode electrode. Considering the efficiency of 2,4-D removal, the determined coefficients were found to be 0.91–0.93. The amount of energy consumed for SS316 and graphite electrodes was obtained to be 6.308 and 5.99 kWh/m3 , respectively. Results revealed that the electrochemical process with graphite anode electrode has an acceptable efficiency in removing the 2,4-D herbicide and can be used as an appropriate pretreatment in treating the wastewater containing the resistant compounds such as phenoxy group herbicides (2,4-D).
