Electrochemical removal of nitrate from the spent regenerant solution of the ion exchange

Desalination

Volumn 248, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 923-930

  Dortsiou, M ^a   Katsounaros, I ^a   Polatides, C ^a   Kyriacou, G ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPLIED CURRENT; ELECTROCHEMICAL REDUCTIONS; ELECTROCHEMICAL REMOVAL; FARADAIC EFFICIENCIES; GALVANOSTATIC POLARIZATION; HIGH-ENERGY COSTS; NITROUS OXIDE;

BISMUTH; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; ION EXCHANGE RESINS; ION EXCHANGERS; NITROGEN OXIDES; RESINS; TIN;

ION EXCHANGE;

AMMONIA; BISMUTH; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD; ELECTROKINESIS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; ION EXCHANGE; NITRATE; NITROUS OXIDE; REDUCTION; TIN;

EID: 70349501742     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2008.10.012     Document Type: Article

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