Electrochemical remediation of copper (II) from an industrial effluent. Part III: foam cathodes in a single pass reactor

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 161-167

  Panizza, Marco ^a   Solisio, Carlo ^a   Cerisola, Giacomo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Copper; Electrochemical remediation; Foam cathodes

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS STIRRED TANK REACTORS (CSTR); PLUG FLOW REACTORS (PFR);

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; CATHODES; CHEMICAL REACTORS; COPPER; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; MASS TRANSFER; RECYCLING; REMEDIATION; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

EFFLUENT TREATMENT;

COPPER; INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT; PHTHALOCYANINE;

ARTICLE; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODE; FLOW RATE; TECHNIQUE; TECHNOLOGY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0034213088     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-3449(99)00054-3     Document Type: Article

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