Electrocoagulation method for colour removal in tea effluent: A case study of Chemomi tea factory in Rift Valley, Kenya

Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Ethiopia

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 371-381

  Maghanga, Justin K ^a   Segor, Fred K ^a   Etiégni, Lazare ^a   Lusweti, John ^a  

^a MOI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Colour removal; Electrochemical; Phenol coupling; Radicals; Tea effluent; Theaflavins

Indexed keywords

EID: 74349113288     PISSN: 10113924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/bcse.v23i3.47661     Document Type: Article

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