Defluoridation of septentrional Sahara water of north Africa by electrocoagulation process using bipolar aluminium electrodes

Water Research

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1604-1612

  Mameri, N ^a   Yeddou, A R ^a   Lounici, H ^a   Belhocine, D ^a   Grib, H ^a   Bariou, B ^b  

^a Ecl Natl P   (Algeria)

^b Laboratoires Genie Procedes IUT R   (France)

Author keywords

Aluminium bipolar electrodes; Defluorination; Drinking water; Electrocoagulation

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; COAGULATION; ELECTRODES; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; OPTIMIZATION; PH; POTABLE WATER; TEMPERATURE;

BIPOLAR ALUMINUM ELECTRODES; DEFLUORIDATION; ELECTROCOAGULATION; SAHARA WATER;

CHEMICAL WATER TREATMENT;

ALUMINUM; DRINKING WATER; FLUORIDE; INORGANIC SALT;

ALGERIA; ARTICLE; DEFLUORIDATION; DEFLUORINATION; ELECTROCOAGULATION; ELECTRODE; NORTH AFRICA; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 0344110351     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(97)00357-6     Document Type: Article

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