Although　electrooxidation　can　remove　refractory　organics,　a　significant　amount　of　energy　is　required　for　non-selective　oxidation,　and　the　oxygen　evolution　reaction　(OER)　contributes　little　to　the　process.　In　this　study,　the　conventional　electrolytic　bubbles　were　enhanced　to　improve　the　performance　of　organic　matter　removal.　Using　humic　acid　as　a　model　recalcitrant　organic　pollutant,　a　membrane　electrochemical　reactor　(MER)　was　designed　to　separate　mixed　bubbles　(e.g.,　H₂　and　O₂)　produced　during　electrooxidation　with　a　diaphragm,　thereby　dividing　the　individual　MER　O2　and　MER　H2.　The　bubbles　stability　of　MER　O2　was　higher　than　that　of　conventional　electrooxidation　and　aeration,　which　facilitated　the　removal　of　humic　acid.　Surfactants　with　different　electrical　characteristics　were　further　used　to　enhance　the　interaction　between　the　bubbles　and　humic　acid.　After　the　addition　of　cetyltrimethylammonium　bromide　(CTAB　80　mg/L),　the　positive　charge　of　the　MER　O2　bubbles　intensified,　inducing　the　removal　of　92.8　%　humic　acid　(250　mg/L)　with　an　oxidation　rate　＜3.7　%.　Moreover,　CTAB　could　be　reused　after　foam　fractionation.　Using　zeta　potential　distribution　theory,　the　initial　electrical　properties　of　MER　O2　(+)　and　MER　H2　(-)　were　clarified,　as　well　as　the　charge　intensification　by　CTAB　on　MER　O2　bubbles.　Besides,　the　acidification　by　MER　imparted　initial　electrical　properties　to　the　bubbles　and　led　to　the　aggregation　of　humic　acid,　and　the　humic　acid　adhering　to　the　bubbles　further　isolated　the　merging　of　the　bubbles.　The　application　of　enhanced　electrolytic　bubbles　offers　a　novel　approach　to　reducing　energy　consumption　in　humic　acid　removal　via　electrooxidation　systems.　©　2025　Elsevier　Ltd