Destruction of organic pollutants by cerium(IV) MEO process: A study on the influence of process conditions for EDTA mineralization

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 150, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 596-603

  Balaji, Subramanian ^a   Chung, Sang Joon ^a   Matheswaran, Manickam ^a   Vasilivich, Kokovkin Vasily ^a   Moon, Il Shik ^a  

^a Sunchon National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cerium; EDTA mineralization; Electrochemical cell; Mediated electrochemical oxidation; Organic destruction

Indexed keywords

CERIUM; NITRIC ACID; OXIDATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

EDTA MINERALIZATION; MEDIATED ELECTROCHEMICAL OXIDATION; ORGANIC DESTRUCTION;

ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CERIUM; EDETIC ACID; NITRIC ACID; ORGANIC COMPOUND;

CERIUM; ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; NITRIC ACID; OXIDATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

CERIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EDTA; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MINERALIZATION; NITRIC ACID; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; OXIDATION;

ARTICLE; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; MEDIATED ELECTROCHEMICAL OXIDATION; METHODOLOGY; MINERALIZATION; ORGANIC POLLUTION; OXIDATION; POLLUTION CONTROL;

BENZOQUINONES; CATECHOLS; CERIUM; EDETIC ACID; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HYDROQUINONES; MALEATES; NITRIC ACID; OXALIC ACID; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHENOL; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 38149063862     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2007.05.009     Document Type: Article

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