Electrochemical removal of chromium from wastewater by using carbon aerogel electrodes

Water Research

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 2811-2820

  Rana, P ^a   Mohan, N ^a   Rajagopal, C ^a  

^a Explosive and Environment Safety   (India)

Author keywords

Carbon aerogel; Chromium; Electrochemical; pH effect; Response surface methodology

Indexed keywords

AEROGELS; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); CHROMIUM; ELECTRODES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

ELECTROCHEMICAL REMOVAL; METAL ION REMOVAL;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CARBON; CHROMIUM; METAL ION;

CARBON; CHROMIUM; ELECTROCHEMICAL PROCESS; ELECTRODE; PH; REMOVAL; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACIDITY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EFFLUENT; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WASTE WATER;

EID: 3042565821     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2004.02.029     Document Type: Article

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