In　order　to　develop　an　efficient　electrode　to　remove　pharmaceutical　and　personal　care　products　from　wastewater,　copper　and　antimony　doped　Ti/SnO2　electrode　were　prepared　by　thermal　decomposition.　Electrochemical　characterization　was　undertaken　on　Ti/SnO2-Cu　using　cyclic　voltammetry　and　linear　sweep　voltammetry,　indicating　an　ultra-high　2.1　V　of　oxygen　evolution　potential,　better　stability,　and　superior　corrosion　resistance　rather　than　traditional　Ti/SnO2-Sb　electrode.　Competitive　degradation　experiments　showed　more　efficient　removal　rate　was　achieved　on　Ti/SnO2-Cu　electrode,　which　could　remove　more　than　90%　ceftazidime　within　60　min.　The　microstructure　and　crystal　orientation　of　the　modified　electrodes　were　investigated　by　scanning　electron　microscopy,　which　indicated　that　the　crystal　of　the　Ti/SnO2-Cu　electrode　grew　in　more　porous　and　uniform　condition,　covered　with　closely　arranged　layers　of　the　coating.　X-ray　photoelectron　spectroscopy　and　X-ray　diffractions　suggested　that　Cu2O　was　successfully　coated　on　the　Ti/SnO2-Cu　electrode　surface.　The　operating　parameters　of　electrochemical　degradation　process　were　also　investigated,　including　current　density,　initial　concentration,　electrode　distance,　stirring　rate　and　supporting　electrolyte.　Consequently,　the　intermediate　products　of　electrochemical　degradation　were　monitored　by　liquid　chromatography-mass　spectrometry　and　a　major　degradation　pathway　was　proposed.　(C)　2018　Elsevier　Ltd.　All　rights　reserved.