Ferrate(VI): A green chemical for the oxidation of cyanide in aqueous/waste solutions

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

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 803-810

  Tiwari, Diwakar ^a   Kim, Hyoung Uk ^a   Choi, Bong Jong ^a   Lee, Seung Mok ^a   Kwon, Oh Heung ^a   Choi, Kyu Man ^a   Yang, Jae Kyu ^b  

^a Catholic Kwandong University   (South Korea)

^b Kwangwoon University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cu(II); Cyanide; Ferrate(VI); Ni(II); Oxidation; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

CYANIDES; ELECTROPLATING; HEAVY METAL COMPOUNDS; OXIDATION; RATE CONSTANTS; REACTION KINETICS; WASTEWATER;

FERRATE(VI); INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATERS; OXIDIZING AGENT; UV-VISIBLE MEASUREMENTS;

IRON COMPOUNDS;

CYANIDE; HEAVY METAL; IRON; OXIDIZING AGENT;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ELECTROPLATING INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MEASUREMENT; OXIDATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; REDUCTION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

CYANIDES; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; IRON; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 34247619801     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934520701304674     Document Type: Article

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