Use of granular graphite for electrolytic dechlorination of trichloroethylene

Environmental Engineering Science

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 842-851

  Al Abed, Souhail R ^a,b   Fang, Yuanxiang ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Chloride yield; Chloromethane; Electrochemical remediation; Electrolytic dechlorination; Granular graphite; Stable carbon isotope; Trichloroethylene

Indexed keywords

CHLORIDE YIELD; CHLOROMETHANE; ELECTROCHEMICAL REMEDIATION; ELECTROLYTIC DECHLORINATION; GRANULAR GRAPHITE; STABLE CARBON ISOTOPE;

ADSORPTION; DECHLORINATION; GRAPHITE; REACTION KINETICS;

TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

ACETIC ACID; AMMONIA; CARBON; CHLORIDE; GRAPHITE; METHYL CHLORIDE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PLATINUM; POTASSIUM NITRATE; TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DECHLORINATION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROLYSIS; REACTION ANALYSIS;

EID: 34547106555     PISSN: 10928758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ees.2005.0096     Document Type: Article

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