Electrochemical degradation of perchloroethylene in aqueous media: Influence of the electrochemical operational variables in the viability of the process

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 4123-4131

  Sáez, Verónica ^a   Esclapez, Maria Deseada ^a   Tudela, Ignacio ^a   Bonete, Pedro ^a   González García, José ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS MEDIA; CARBON ELECTRODE; DEGRADATION EFFICIENCY; ELECTROCHEMICAL DEGRADATION; ELECTRODE GEOMETRIES; FILTER-PRESS REACTORS; FRACTIONAL CONVERSION; INITIAL CONCENTRATION; MASS BALANCE ERRORS; OPERATIONAL VARIABLES; PERCHLOROETHYLENE; PROCESS PERFORMANCE; TWO-DIMENSIONAL ELECTRODE; VOLUMETRIC FLOW;

ELECTRODES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

DEGRADATION;

EID: 77951686987     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie100134t     Document Type: Article

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