A comparison of iron and aluminium electrodes in hydrogen peroxide-assisted electrocoagulation of organic pollutants

Environmental Engineering Science

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 529-537

  Barrera Diaz C ^a   Bilyeu, B ^b   Roa Morales, G ^a   Balderas Hernandez P ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrocoagulation; Treatment wastewater

Indexed keywords

ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODES; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IRON COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; REMOVAL;

CHEMICAL SPECIES DITRIBUTION; ELECTROCOAGULATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ALUMINUM; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IRON;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLIC POTENTIOMETRY; ELECTROCOAGULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; ORGANIC POLLUTION; POLLUTANT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SLUDGE; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 43249084933     PISSN: 10928758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ees.2007.0106     Document Type: Article

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