Mercury(II) removal from water by electrocoagulation using aluminium and iron electrodes

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 168, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 1430-1436

  Nanseu Njiki, Charles Péguy ^a   Tchamango, Serge Raoul ^a   Ngom, Philippe Claude ^a   Darchen, André ^b   Ngameni, Emmanuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^b INSTITUT DES SCIENCES CHIMIQUES DE RENNES   (France)

Author keywords

Aluminium and iron electrodes; Electrocoagulation; Mercury(II); Removal efficiency

Indexed keywords

ALUMINIUM AND IRON ELECTRODES; CHARGE LOADING; DIFFERENTIAL PULSE; ELECTROCOAGULATION; INITIAL PH; IRON ELECTRODES; MERCURY(II); ORGANIC MATTER; RE-DISSOLUTION; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; REMOVAL EFFICIENCY; RIVER WATER; SYNTHETIC SOLUTIONS;

ALUMINUM; COAGULATION; ELECTRODES; MERCURY (METAL); MERCURY COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PH EFFECTS; REMOVAL;

IRON REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

ALUMINUM; IRON; MERCURY; ORGANIC MATTER; RIVER WATER;

ALUMINUM; COAGULATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISSOLUTION; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; ELECTRICAL METHOD; ELECTRODE; ELECTROKINESIS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; IRON; MERCURY (ELEMENT); REMOVAL EXPERIMENT;

ANODIC STRIPPING POTENTIOMETRY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY; DIFFERENTIAL PULSE VOLTAMMETRY; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTROCOAGULATION; ELECTRODE; ELECTROLYSIS; FILTRATION; PH MEASUREMENT; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ALUMINUM; ELECTROCOAGULATION; ELECTRODES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; IRON; MERCURY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 67649816349     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.03.042     Document Type: Article

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