Mediated electrochemical oxidation of phenol in continuous feeding mode using Ag (II) and Ce (IV) mediator ions in nitric acid: A comparative study

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 144, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 28-34

  Matheswaran, Manickam ^a   Balaji, Subramanian ^b   Chung, Sang Joon ^a   Moon, Il Shik ^a  

^a Sunchon National University   (South Korea)

^b SCSVMV UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Cerium; CO2; Mediated electrochemical oxidation; Nitric acid; Phenol; Silver

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ATMOSPHERICS; CERIUM; CERIUM COMPOUNDS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; ELECTROLYSIS; FEEDING; IONS; METAL IONS; METAL RECOVERY; METALS; NITRIC ACID; ORBITS; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; OXIDATION; PHENOLS; TOXIC MATERIALS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACIDIC MEDIUMS; AMBIENT TEMPERATURES; CO2; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; CONTINUOUS FEEDING; DESTRUCTION EFFICIENCIES; ELECTRO-OXIDATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL TREATMENTS; MEDIATED ELECTROCHEMICAL OXIDATION; NITRIC ACID CONCENTRATION; OPTIMUM TEMPERATURE; ORGANICS; PHENOL; SILVER; TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES;

ELECTROCHEMICAL OXIDATION;

EID: 50649116182     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2008.01.005     Document Type: Article

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