Electroreduction of Cr(VI) to Cr(III) on reticulated vitreous carbon electrodes in a parallel-plate reactor with recirculation

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1875-1879

  Rodriguez Valadez, Francisco ^a   Ortiz Éxiga, Carlos ^c   Ibanez, Jorge G ^b   Ordaz, Alejandro Alatorre ^a   Gutierrez Granados, Silvia ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUANAJUATO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD IBEROAMERICANA   (Mexico)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROLYSIS; GRAPHITE ELECTRODES; PH EFFECTS; POROSITY; WASTEWATER;

ELECTROCHEMICAL ACTIVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATIONS; MASS TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; RETICULATED VITREOUS CARBON (RVC) ELECTRODES;

REDUCTION;

CARBON; CHROMIUM;

CHROMIUM; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; ELECTROCHEMICAL PROCESS; REDUCTION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; EFFLUENT; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODE; PH; REACTOR; REDUCTION; VOLUMETRY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

CARCINOGENS; CHROMIUM; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODES; KINETICS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION;

EID: 15244347898     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es049091g     Document Type: Article

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