| Process | Phenol inlet (mg∙l−1) | Phenol removal (g) | COD Inlet (mg∙l−1) | COD removal (g) |
| Electrochemical | 1520 | >90 | 1475 - 6545 | 35 - 15 |
| Electro-coagulation | nd | nd | 4850 | 52 |
| UASB reactors | nd | nd | 5000 | 70 |
| CAC reactors | 720 - 1420 | 70 - 74 | 10,256 - 26,211 | 32 - 65 |
| Fungal Laccase | 3700 | 65 | 43,000 | 5.3 |
| Pleurotus | 3400 | 69 - 76 | 140,000 | nd |
| MBR | 5410 | >92 | 1500 - 5300 | 81 - 37 |