Removal of ammonium from tannery wastewater by electrochemical treatment

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1867-1879

  Min, Kyung Sok ^a   Yu, Jae Jeong ^b   Kim, Young Ju ^a   Yun, Zuwhan ^c  

^a Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

^b National Institute of Environmental Research   (South Korea)

^c Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Ammonium removal; Electrocatalytic electrode; Electrochemical treatment; Refractory pollutant; Tannery wastewater; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; BIODEGRADATION; CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; PH EFFECTS;

CHLORIDE CONCENTRATION; TANNERY WASTERWATERS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AMMONIA; HYDROXYL RADICAL; IRIDIUM; TITANIUM;

BIODEGRADABILITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFERENCE PAPER; DENSITY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROLYSIS; ELIMINATION REACTION; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; LEATHER INDUSTRY; PH; REACTION TIME; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; HYDROXYL RADICAL; IRIDIUM; OXIDANTS; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; TITANIUM; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 3042733744     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/ESE-120037884     Document Type: Conference Paper

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