Optimisation of electro-Fenton denitrification of a model wastewater using a response surface methodology

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1440-1446

  Virkutyte, Jurate ^a,b   Rokhina, Ekaterina ^a   Jegatheesan, Veeriah ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Electricity expenditure; Electro Fenton; Nitrate; Response surface methodology; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTIONS; DENITRIFICATION; EFFLUENTS; NITRATES; OXIDATION; PEROXIDES; SURFACE PROPERTIES; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; ELECTRIC REACTORS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; OPTIMIZATION; TITANIUM;

BOX-BEHNKEN EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; COEFFICIENT OF DETERMINATION; DENITRIFICATION EFFICIENCIES; ELECTRICITY EXPENDITURES; ELECTRO-FENTON; ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTOR; OPTIMUM REACTION CONDITIONS; RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY; CENTRAL COMPOSITE; FENTON'S REAGENTS; NITRATE CONCENTRATION; NITRATE DEGRADATION; OPTIMISATIONS; PROCESS VARIABLES; TITANIUM ELECTRODES; TREATMENT COSTS;

NITROGEN REMOVAL;

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; NITRATE; REAGENT; TITANIUM; FENTON'S REAGENT; IRON;

AQUACULTURE EFFLUENT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DENITRIFICATION; ELECTRODE; ENERGY USE; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MODEL TEST; NITRATE; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; TITANIUM; VARIANCE ANALYSIS; WASTEWATER; BIOREACTOR; DEGRADATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BATCH REACTOR; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; COST; DEGRADATION; DENITRIFICATION; DENSITY; EFFLUENT; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FENTON REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSE SURFACE METHOD; WASTE WATER; AQUACULTURE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ELECTROCHEMISTRY; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FACTORIAL DESIGN; FEASIBILITY STUDY; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEWAGE; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IRON; MODELS, CHEMICAL; NITRATES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 77951227730     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2009.10.041     Document Type: Article

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