Use of a hydrogen-diffusion electrode in the electrochemical removal of lead from effluents of lead electrowinning processes

Water Environment Research

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 306-315

  Exposito E ^a   Saez A ^a   Herrero, E ^a   Aldaz, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Electrochemical; Electrowinning; Fluoroborate; Hydrogen diffusion anode; Lead

Indexed keywords

ANODES; CATHODES; CURRENT DENSITY; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROLYSIS; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS;

ELECTROWINNING; FLUOROBORATE; HYDROGEN DIFFUSION ANODE;

LEAD REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

LEAD;

EFFLUENT TREATMENT; ELECTROCHEMICAL PROCESS; LEAD; REMOVAL;

ARTICLE; EFFLUENT; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODE; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE WATER RECYCLING;

EID: 0032079045     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143098X124939     Document Type: Article

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