Laboratory and pilot testing of electrocoagulation for removing scaleforming species from industrial process waters

International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 521-526

  Schulz, M C ^a   Baygents, J C ^a   Farrell, J ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Cooling tower blowdown; Electrocoagulation; Hardness removal; Silica removal; Water softening

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CALCIUM; COAGULATION; COOLING; ELECTRODE; HARDNESS; IRON; LABORATORY METHOD; MAGNESIUM; OSMOSIS; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SILICA;

EID: 69849114545     PISSN: 17351472     EISSN: 17352630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03326091     Document Type: Article

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