In situ electrochemical and photo-electrochemical generation of the fenton reagent: A potentially important new water treatment technology

Water Research

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1754-1762

  Peralta Hernandez J M ^a   Meas Vong, Yunny ^a   Rodríguez, Francisco J ^a   Chapman, Thomas W ^a   Maldonado, Manuel I ^b   Godínez, Luis A ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y DESARROLLO TECNOLÓGICO EN ELECTROQUÍMICA   (Mexico)

^b PLATAFORMA SOLAR DE ALMERÍA CIEMAT   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fenton reagent; Hydrogen peroxide; Photoelectrochemistry

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTORS; DISSOLUTION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OXIDATION; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

CATHODIC REDUCTION; DILUTE ACIDIC SOLUTIONS; FENTON REAGENT; PHOTOELECTROCHEMISTRY;

WATER TREATMENT;

ACID; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; FERROUS GLUCONATE; FERROUS ION; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; NANOCRYSTAL; ORGANIC COMPOUND; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; WATER;

CHEMICAL REACTORS; DISSOLUTION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OXIDATION; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER TREATMENT;

DISSOLVED OXYGEN; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD; IN SITU TEST; OXIDATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ILLUMINATION; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTOR DESIGN; REDUCTION; SEMICONDUCTOR; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 33646560355     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2006.03.004     Document Type: Article

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