Studies on electrochemical treatment of wastewater contaminated with organotin compounds

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 146, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 540-545

  Arevalo, Eduardo ^a   Calmano, Wolfgang ^a  

^a HAMBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Boron doped diamond; Electrochemical treatment; Shipyard wastewater; Tributyltin

Indexed keywords

ANODES; CURRENT DENSITY; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTROCHEMISTRY;

BORON-DOPED DIAMOND; ELECTROCHEMICAL TREATMENT; SHIPYARD WASTEWATER; TRIBUTYLTIN;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED CARBON; BORON; CHLORIDE; DIAMOND; IRIDIUM COMPLEX; METAL OXIDE; ORGANOTIN COMPOUND; TITANIUM; TRIBUTYLTIN;

ANODES; CURRENT DENSITY; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTROCHEMISTRY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; DEGRADATION; ELECTROKINESIS; ORGANOTIN COMPOUND; POLLUTION CONTROL; SAFETY; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTEWATER; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TREATMENT;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; DEGRADATION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; TECHNOLOGY; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ADSORPTION; BORON; CARBON; DIAMOND; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYSIS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; IRIDIUM; ORGANOTIN COMPOUNDS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SHIPS; TITANIUM; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 34347364483     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2007.04.074     Document Type: Article

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