Copper removal from an effluent generated by a plastics chromium-plating industry using a rotating cylinder electrode (RCE) reactor

Environmental Technology

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 817-825

  Rivera, F F ^a   Gonzalez I ^a   Nava, J L ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Copper deposition; Metal ions removal; Powdery deposits; Rinse wastewater

Indexed keywords

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); CHROMIUM PLATING; COPPER DEPOSITS; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); EFFLUENTS; ELASTOMERS; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRODES; ENERGY UTILIZATION; METAL IONS; METALS; PLASTICS INDUSTRY; POWDER METALS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; WASTE TREATMENT;

COPPER DEPOSITION; CURRENT EFFICIENCY; ELECTROCHEMICAL TREATMENTS; LIMITING CURRENT DENSITY; METAL IONS REMOVAL; RINSING PROCESS; ROTATING CYLINDER ELECTRODES; SPACE TIME YIELD;

COPPER COMPOUNDS;

CHROMIUM; COPPER; CUPRIC ION;

CHEMICAL REACTORS; CHROMIUM; COPPER; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; ELECTROLYSIS;

CHROMIUM; COPPER; EFFLUENT; LABORATORY METHOD; PLASTIC; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; EFFLUENT; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROLYSIS; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; PLASTIC INDUSTRY; POWDER; REACTOR; RECYCLING; ROTATING CYLINDER ELECTRODE REACTOR; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 47549083105     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593330801987327     Document Type: Article

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