Measurement and analysis of gas bubbles near a reference electrode in aqueous solutions

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 45, Issue 22, 2006, Pages 7679-7687

  Phongikaroon, Supathorn ^a   Herrmann, Steven D ^a   Li, Shelly X ^a   Simpson, Michael F ^a  

^a IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE SIZE; THREE DIMENSIONLESS GROUPS; WEBER NUMBER;

DROP FORMATION; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRODES; PH EFFECTS; SOLUTIONS; VISCOSITY;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS);

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); DROP FORMATION; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRODES; PH EFFECTS; SOLUTIONS; VISCOSITY;

EID: 33751259438     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie0606643     Document Type: Article

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