Electrolytic reduction of CCl4-Effects of cathode material and potential on kinetics, selectivity, and product stoichiometry

Environmental Engineering Science

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-13

  Liu, Zhijie ^a   Arnold, Robert G ^a   Betterton, Eric A ^b   Festa, Kara D ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon tetrachloride; Electrolysis; Groundwater remediation; Reductive dehalogenation

Indexed keywords

CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CATHODES; CURRENT DENSITY; DEHALOGENATION; ELECTROLYSIS; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; MASS TRANSFER; PH EFFECTS; RATE CONSTANTS; REDUCTION; REMEDIATION; STOICHIOMETRY;

ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION;

WATER POLLUTION CONTROL;

CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; COPPER; GROUND WATER; NICKEL;

ARTICLE; DEHALOGENATION; ELECTROLYSIS; KINETICS; PH; STOICHIOMETRY; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 0032905504     PISSN: 10928758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ees.1999.16.1     Document Type: Article

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