Electrocatalytic oxidation of methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) in aqueous solution at a nickel electrode

Chemosphere

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 271-278

  Wu, Ting Nien ^a  

^a KUN SHAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Degradation; Electrochemical oxidation; Electrolysis; Methyl tert butyl ether (MTBE); Nickel; Redox couple

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLUTIONS;

METHYL TERT-BUTYL ETHER (MTBE); REDOX COUPLE;

ELECTROCHEMICAL OXIDATION;

ACETONE; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; ELECTROLYTE; NICKEL; NICKEL COMPLEX; PLATINUM; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; SILVER; SILVER CHLORIDE; SODIUM SULFATE; TERT BUTYL METHYL ETHER;

DEGRADATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL OXIDATION; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLUTIONS;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; DEGRADATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD; ELECTRODE; ELECTROKINESIS; ELECTROLYTE; LABORATORY METHOD; MTBE; NICKEL; OXIDATION; PH;

ALKALINITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; ATOM; CATALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEGRADATION; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROLYSIS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; OXIDATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PH; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

CATALYSIS; ELECTRODES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; METHYL ETHERS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; NICKEL; OXIDATION-REDUCTION;

EID: 34547731933     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2007.04.021     Document Type: Article

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