Influences of pH and current on electrolytic dechlorination of trichloroethylene at a granular-graphite packed electrode

Chemosphere

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 462-469

  Al Abed, Souhail R ^a   Fang, Yuanxiang ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Current efficiency; Current efficiency concentration coefficient; Electrochemical remediation; Granular graphite; TCE

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DECHLORINATION; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTRONS; GRANULAR MATERIALS; GRAPHITE; PH EFFECTS;

CURRENT EFFICIENCY; CURRENT EFFICIENCY CONCENTRATION COEFFICIENT; ELECTROCHEMICAL REMEDIATION; GRANULAR GRAPHITE; TRICHLOROETHYLENE (TCE);

REMEDIATION;

AMMONIUM ACETATE; ELECTROLYTE; GRAPHITE; HYDROGEN; ORGANIC COMPOUND; OXYGEN; PLATINUM; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; POTASSIUM NITRATE; TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DECHLORINATION; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTRONS; GRANULAR MATERIALS; GRAPHITE; PH EFFECTS; REMEDIATION;

DECHLORINATION; ELECTRODE; GRAPHITE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PH;

ARTICLE; CHLORINATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DECHLORINATION; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRODE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; PH MEASUREMENT; REACTOR;

EID: 33744531500     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2005.11.005     Document Type: Article

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