Design development of an electrocoagulation reactor for molasses process wastewater treatment

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 61, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 3221-3227

  Gadd, A S ^a   Ryan, D R ^a   Kavanagh, J M ^a   Barton, G W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Current efficiency; Electrocoagulation; Melanoidins; Molasses process wastewater; Reactor design; Residence time distribution

Indexed keywords

CURRENT EFFICIENCY; ELECTROCOAGULATION; MELANOIDINS; REACTOR DESIGNS; RESIDENCE TIME DISTRIBUTIONS;

COAGULATION; CORROSION; CURRENT DENSITY; DESIGN; DISSOLUTION; METAL RECOVERY; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ASPECT RATIO;

MOLASSES; ALUMINUM; CHLORIDE; IRON;

ALUMINUM; COAGULATION; CORROSION; DESIGN; ELECTRODE; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; BATCH REACTOR; BUBBLE COLUMN REACTOR; CORROSION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROCOAGULATION; ELECTRODE; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; PH; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FOOD; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; SEWAGE; STANDARD; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ALUMINUM; CHLORIDES; ELECTROCOAGULATION; ELECTRODES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FOOD; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; IRON; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 77956630438     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2010.086     Document Type: Article

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