Review of pollutants removed by electrocoagulation and electrocoagulation/flotation processes

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1663-1679

  Emamjomeh, Mohammad M ^a   Sivakumar, Muttucumaru ^b  

^a QAZVIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Electrocoagulation (EC); Electrocoagulation flotation (ECF) processes; Industrial wastewater treatment; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; COAGULATION; ELECTRODES; INDUSTRIAL WATER TREATMENT; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

ALUMINIUM ELECTRODE; ANODE GAS; ELECTRO COAGULATION FLOTATIONS; ELECTRO COAGULATIONS; ELECTROCOAGULATION; ELECTROCOAGULATION/FLOTATION PROCESS; ELECTROFLOTATION; FLOTATION PROCESS; INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT; METAL HYDROXIDE;

FLOTATION;

COAGULATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD; ELECTROKINESIS; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 61349156693     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2008.12.011     Document Type: Review

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