Activated carbon has often been reported as a suitable material for numerous applications e.g. energy storage, batteries and pollution control, due its high adsorption capacity allowed by its high surface area. Besides, activated carbon can also be used for the chemical transformation of matter through faradaic processes. This paper deals with the performance of activated carbon (AC) particles as an electrode material for the anodic oxidation of sulfite and bisulfite species into sulfate. The oxidation was carried out at the surface of a packed-bed of AC particles (volume 170 cm3); the main operating conditions, namely potential and solution pH were varied. The sulfate production was shown to be controlled by the electrode kinetics and the internal transfer in the carbon pores. Interactions between the capacitive phenomena, occurring in the electrical pretreatment, and the faradaic processes were discussed.Le charbon actif est souvent decrit c o m e un materiau bien adapte a de nombreuses applications, tels que le stockage d'energie, les batteries ou les procedes de depollution, qui font appel a sa grande capacite d'adsorption due a sa tres grande surface specifique. Hormis ces applications, ce materiau peut egalement &tre utilise pour la transformation chimique de la matiere par des processus faradiques. Nous avons etudie les performances d'une electrode constituee de particles de charbon actif dans le cas de I'oxydation anodique de sulfite et de bisulfite en sulfate. L'oxydation a ete menee sur la surface d'un lit fixe (volume de 170 cm3) de ces particules en faisant varier le potentiel applique et le pH de la solution.La conversion en sulfate est contrdee par la cinetique de transfert electronique et la difision interne dans les pores. Les interactions entre les phenomenes capacitifs se produisant pendant l'operation de pre-traitement de I'electrode et les processus faradiques font l'objet d'une discussion.