The future for electrocoagulation as a localised water treatment technology

Chemosphere

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 355-367

  Holt, Peter K ^a,c   Barton, Geoffrey W ^a   Mitchell, Cynthia A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c Ecological Engineering   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coagulation; Electrochemistry; Electrocoagulation; Flotation; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; COAGULATION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYSIS; HYDROGEN; IRON; POLLUTION; POSITIVE IONS; REMOVAL; SOLUTIONS;

COAGULANT PRECURSORS; DISSOLVED AIR FLOATATION PROCESS; ELECTROCOAGULATION; WATER TREATMENT TECHNOLOGY;

WATER TREATMENT;

COAGULATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL PROCESS; FLOTATION; LIQUID-SOLID SEPARATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BATCH REACTOR; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROCOAGULATION; FLOTATION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; REVIEW; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 14844291415     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2004.10.023     Document Type: Article

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