Electrochemical disinfection of biologically treated wastewater from small treatment systems by using boron-doped diamond (BDD) electrodes - Contribution for direct reuse of domestic wastewater

Water Research

Volumn 43, Issue 20, 2009, Pages 5260-5266

  Schmalz, Viktor ^a   Dittmar, Thomas ^a   Haaken, Daniela ^a   Worch, Eckhard ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diamond electrode; Electrochemical oxidants; Faecal bacteria; Wastewater disinfection; Wastewater reuse

Indexed keywords

BOOLEAN FUNCTIONS; BORON; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); DIAMONDS; DISINFECTION; EFFICIENCY; EFFLUENTS; ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES; FREE RADICALS; OXIDANTS; SEWAGE; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BORON-DOPED DIAMOND ELECTRODES; DIAMOND ELECTRODE; DOMESTIC WASTEWATER; ELECTROCHEMICAL DISINFECTION; ELECTROCHEMICAL OXIDANT; ELECTROCHEMICALS; FECAL BACTERIA; SECONDARY EFFLUENT; WASTEWATER DISINFECTION; WASTEWATER REUSE;

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS;

BICARBONATE; BORON; DIAMOND; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; ORGANIC CARBON;

BIOLOGICAL METHOD; DISINFECTION; EFFLUENT; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD; ELECTRODE; FECAL COLIFORM; HYDRODYNAMICS; PH; RECYCLING; TEMPERATURE; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECAL COLIFORM; HYDRODYNAMICS; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEWAGE TREATMENT; TEMPERATURE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER RECYCLING;

EID: 70649088936     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2009.08.036     Document Type: Article

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