A B S T R A C TElectrochemical oxidation and process optimization of sulfadiazine antibiotic were investigated in a batch electrochemical reactor using boron-doped diamond (BDD) anode. Reaction conditions were operated at 200-1,000 mg/L sulfadiazine concentration, 0-8 g/L supporting electrolyte (NaCl), 4-20 mA/cm 2 current density, and 25-45˚C reaction temperature at 120 min reaction time. Process optimization was accomplished through response surface methodology in central composite designed experiments. Optimum operating conditions were determined under specified cost-driven constraints at 13.4 mA/cm 2 current density, 618 mg/L sulfadiazine concentration, 3.6 g/L electrolyte concentration, and 36˚C reaction temperature. In a specific batch run at response surface-optimized conditions, the responses for sulfadiazine removal, COD removal, EOX, and energy consumption were achieved as 100.0%, 95.5%, 0.0617, and 94.3 kWh/kg COD r , respectively. Relative error values in this optimization study for the electrochemical oxidation of sulfadiazine antibiotic using BDD anode were obtained below 2%.