Corrosion of concrete sewers-The kinetics of hydrogen sulfide oxidation

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 394, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 162-170

  Vollertsen, Jes ^a   Nielsen, Asbjørn Haaning ^a   Jensen, Henriette Stokbro ^a   Wium Andersen, Tove ^a   Hvitved Jacobsen, Thorkild ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Concrete corrosion; Hydrogen sulfide; Process kinetics; Sewers

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CORROSION; CORROSION RATE; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; OXIDATION; CONCRETE PIPE; CONCRETES; DRILLING RIGS; KINETICS; SEWERS;

BULK WATER; CONCRETE SEWERS; GRAVITY SEWER SYSTEMS; PHASE CONCENTRATIONS; SEWER CONCRETE CORROSION;

SEWERS; SULFUR DETERMINATION;

HYDROGEN SULFIDE;

ABSORPTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONCRETE; CORROSION; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; KINETICS; MONITORING SYSTEM; OXIDATION; SEWER NETWORK; WASTEWATER;

ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CORROSION; KINETICS; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEWER; STEADY STATE; WASTE WATER;

CONCRETE CORROSION; CORROSION OF CONCRETES; HYDROGEN SULFIDE ABSORPTION; HYDROGEN SULFIDE GAS; PROCESS KINETICS; SEWER MONITORING STATIONS; STEADY-STATE CONDITION; SULFIDE CONCENTRATION;

EID: 40249092830     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2008.01.028     Document Type: Article

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