Removal of heavy metals from mining impacted water by an electrocoagulation-ultrafiltration hybrid process

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 11, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 66-72

  Kumarasinghe, Dilini ^a   Pettigrew, Liam ^a   Nghiem, Long Duc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Electrocoagulation; Heavy metals; Mining wastewater; Ultrafiltration

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954228150     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5004/dwt.2009.844     Document Type: Article

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