m-Cresol containing wastewater has generally become a globally environmental issue due to its refractory and high toxicity towards plants, animals and human being. The development of m-cresol related industries increases the risk of excessive m-cresol discharge, making high efficiency methods to treat m-cresol an urgent topic in both economic and environmental aspects. This review focuses on the chemical treatment methods of m-cresol wastewater, including chemical adsorption, photocatalytic degradation, electrocatalytic degradation and catalytic wet oxidation. The efficiency, cost and process optimization of different methods are discussed in detail. Chemical adsorption is convenient but has relatively low efficiency. Photocatalytic degradation is an easily operated technology with high efficiency, but the selection of catalyst is too limited and the cost of light source is relatively high. Electrocatalytic degradation is time-saving but energy-intensive, and operational difficulty brings a barrier to industrialization. Catalytic wet oxidation (CWO) is highly effective and easily modified, but the performance and stability of catalysts are still very moderate. Following this, the selection and application of different methods regarding the requirement of actual environment are analyzed. Finally, a perspective on the opportunities and development for efficient m-cresol removal method is given.

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间甲酚的化学去除：评论

米- 含有甲酚的废水由于其难降解且对植物、动物和人类的高毒性，已普遍成为一个全球性的环境问题。的发展米-甲酚相关行业增加过度风险米-甲酚排放，高效处理方法米-甲酚在经济和环境方面都是一个紧迫的话题。本综述重点介绍化学处理方法米-甲酚废水，包括化学吸附、光催化降解、电催化降解和催化湿法氧化。详细讨论了不同方法的效率、成本和流程优化。化学吸附方便，但效率相对较低。光催化降解是一种易操作、效率高的技术，但催化剂的选择有限，光源成本较高。电催化降解省时但耗能大，操作困难给产业化带来障碍。催化湿法氧化（CWO）效率高且易于改性，但催化剂的性能和稳定性仍然非常适中。按照此，针对实际环境的要求，分析了不同方法的选择和应用。最后，对高效的机会和发展的看法米给出了去除甲酚的方法。