Fluoride removal from photovoltaic wastewater by aluminium electrocoagulation and characteristics of products

Chemical Engineering Transactions

Volumn 17, Issue , 2009, Pages 1651-1656

  Drouiche, N ^a   Ghaffour, N ^b   Aoudj, S ^a   Hecini, M ^a   Ouslimane, T ^c  

^a L'Unite de Developpement de la Technologie du Silicium   (Algeria)

^b Middle East Desalination Research Center   (Oman)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY HOUARI BOUMEDIENE   (Algeria)

Author keywords

Electrocoagulation fluoride removal; Fluoride; Sludge structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 76149120851     PISSN: 22839216     EISSN: 22839216     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3303/CET0917276     Document Type: Conference Paper

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