Trivalent chromium removal by electrocoagulation and characterization of the process sludge

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 496-503

  Golder, Animes Kumar ^a   Samanta, Amar Nath ^a   Ray, Subhabrata ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Currency efficiency; Electrocoagulation; Hazardous; Sedimentation; Supersaturation

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); CHROMIUM; CURRENT DENSITY; SEDIMENTATION; SUPERSATURATION; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL;

CELL CURRENT; ELECTROCOAGULATED METAL HYDROXIDE SLUDGE; ELECTROCOAGULATION;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE; CHROMIUM;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); CHROMIUM; CURRENT DENSITY; SEDIMENTATION; SUPERSATURATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DISSOLUTION; ELECTROCOAGULATION; ELECTRODE; PH; POLLUTION CONTROL; PRECIPITATION; SLUDGE DISPOSAL; VELOCITY; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER;

EID: 34249889975     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: 10974660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.1700     Document Type: Article

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