VINASSE IS ACIDIC, DARK BROWN WASTEWATER OBTAINED AS A RESIDUE FROM THE ALCOHOL DISTILLATION PROCESS, THE MAIN COMPONENT OF WHICH IS WATER, IN ADDITION TO MINERAL NUTRIENTS AND A HIGH ORGANIC LOAD. ELECTROCOAGULATION (EC) IS A TECHNOLOGY THAT GENERATES COAGULATING SUBSTANCES IN SITU BY OXIDIZING SACRIFICIAL ANODES THROUGH AN ELECTRIC CURRENT APPLIED TO THE ELECTRODES. DURING THE LAST DECADE, THE ELECTROCOAGULATION PROCESS HAS BEEN INTENSIVELY INVESTIGATED IN SEVERAL REVIEWS, DUE TO ITS EASE OF OPERATION, VERSATILITY, SUSTAINABILITY AND LOW ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT. THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PRESENT WORK HAS BEEN TO MAKE A GENERAL REVIEW OF THE EC PROCESS, ITS PRINCIPLE, REACTION MECHANISM AND OPERATING PARAMETERS INVOLVED IN THE ELECTROCOAGULATION PROCESS. IN THIS RESEARCH, THE PRISMA METHOD WAS USED FOR THE ANALYSIS OF ARTICLES FROM DIFFERENT DATABASES SUCH AS SCOPUS, SCIENCEDIRECT AND GOOGLE SC...