Modelling of wastewater electrocoagulation processes. Part I. General description and application to kaolin-polluted wastewaters

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 155-161

  Cañizares, Pablo ^a   Martínez, Fabiola ^a   Rodrigo, Manuel A ^a   Jiménez, Carlos ^a   Sáez, Cristina ^a   Lobato, Justo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aluminium electrodes; Electrocoagulation; Mathematical model

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; COAGULATION; CONTAMINATION; KAOLIN; PH EFFECTS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

ALUMINIUM ELECTRODES; ELECTROCOAGULATION; POLLUTANT SPECIES;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

EID: 40749145168     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2007.08.003     Document Type: Article

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