Modeling the electrolytic dechlorination of trichloroethylene in a granular graphite-packed reactor

Environmental Engineering Science

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 581-594

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

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dechlorination; Dynamic models; Electrochemical treatment; Kinetics; Model analysis; Reaction pathways; Three phase models; Trichloroethylene (TCE)

Indexed keywords

CATHODES; CHEMICAL REACTORS; DECHLORINATION; DYNAMIC MODELS; GRAPHITE; REACTION KINETICS;

ELECTROCHEMICAL TREATMENT; MODEL ANALYSIS; REACTION PATHWAYS; THREE-PHASE MODELS;

TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

ACETYLENE; CHLORIDE; ETHANE; ETHYLENE; GRAPHITE; TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DECHLORINATION; MODEL; REACTOR;

EID: 34248585945     PISSN: 10928758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ees.2006.0181     Document Type: Article

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